NHS Forth Valley – Finding Accommodation

When searching for accommodation in the Forth Valley area, whether short term or long term, there are a number of factors you may wish to consider in your decision making. To support this, there are many online guides available and we have selected a few below to give you an idea of what to expect and consider:

NHS Scotland – Rental Guide
Shelter Scotland – Finding a place to live – Shelter Scotland
Citizens Advice Scotland – Renting a home – Citizens Advice Scotland
S1homes – Guide to Renting a Property in Scotland | s1homes

You may also wish to consider the distance and your travel arrangements between your place of work and accommodation. Please see McGill’s Scotland East and ScotRail to view local bus and train timetables, journey times and prices for Forth Valley area travel.

Local Letting Agents

In Scotland, an option to secure a short-term or long-term property through renting or buying, is to contact an Estate and Letting Agents will have properties for sale and rental properties available. With rental properties, they act as ‘go betweens’ between tenants and landlords. They can help you find a property which suits your needs, arrange viewings of the property, help you with the process of agreeing a contract for the property, collect your rent to pass onto the landlord and be a contact for you should any repairs need carried out whilst you are living at the property.

More information on Letting Agencies in Scotland, including checking a letting agents registration and their code of practice can be found at Letting agencies – Shelter Scotland

There are a large number of Estate and Letting Agents within the Forth Valley area. If you would like to speak with one directly, you can search for this by area via Yell – a leading marketplace for great local businesses.

Property Search Resources

For general property searches, there are a variety of property search websites which advertise available properties as short term and long term options, please see a selection of these below. Many local estate and letting agents will advertise their properties on some of these websites:

Council and Housing Associations

As an alternative to private rental options, you may wish to consider local council or housing association. Further information on these options can be found via Scottish Government Housing. When selecting a council area via this website, please note that the Forth Valley region of Scotland includes Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils.

Please note: these agencies are not endorsed by NHS Forth Valley, and other options are available. These are provided only for information, and NHS Forth Valley accepts no responsibility or liability for your use of any particular agency or website.