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Scottish residential property revenues and sales volumes rose over 20% in the last six months according to analysis of the latest Scottish Government data by property firm apropos. The UK-wide letting firm found that completed property sales rose 23.2% and government revenue was up 20.4% from Septem

The average number of properties for sale in some parts of Scotland has fallen by almost a quarter since their peak in November according to property firm apropos. The letting firm has analysed data which shows that the number of advertised properties on the Scottish market has fallen by 22.3% over

The majority of property transactions will be online and out of hours in the future, according to property firm Apropos. The UK-wide lettings firm has stated that half of all its transactions now occur outside the usual office hours with more people willing to view properties and agree contracts in

The upcoming Budget could leave many property investors and landlords between a rock and a hard place according to property management firm Apropos. The UK-wide letting firm thinks that the widely trailed rumours that the Chancellor is about to increase capital gains tax (CGT) and Corporation Tax (C

Scotland must follow suit and match Chancellor Rishi Sunak in extending the stamp duty holiday beyond March according to property firm Apropos. The UK-wide lettings firm believes that the Scottish Government must match the reported extension of the stamp duty holiday if there is to be a level p

The volume of Scottish home sales fell by almost half in January according to an analysis of the latest Scottish Government data by property firm Apropos. The firm found that residential property transactions in Scotland fell by 48% between December and January from 13,570 to 7,050.

The Chancellor must avoid using the property market to fund coronavirus costs according to property management firm Apropos. The firm believes that the Chancellor is about to implement widely trailed increases to capital gains tax (CGT) which will have an unprecedented negative impact upon the priva

More than half of the UK’s largest cities are continuing to experience a property selling boom, according to UK-wide letting firm Apropos. The firm has analysed year-on-year data and found that the number of properties advertised for sale has risen by between 1% and 67% year on year in 11 of t

David Alexander, joint chief executive officer of apropos by DJ Alexander, discusses how extending the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) holiday beyond the end of March would increase revenues. Mr Alexander said that the Scottish Government’s’ latest figures show that LBTT revenu

The Scottish Government has received record revenues of £89 million from residential property in the last two months according to property firm Apropos by DJ Alexander. The UK-wide letting firm, has analysed official data and found revenues from residential properties from the land and buildin

Scottish High Street insolvencies had their second worst year in 2019 with five bankruptcies a week, according to property management firm Apropos by DJ Alexander. The firm has analysed data from the Insolvency Service and found that businesses falling into insolvency in Scotland reached 2

The forthcoming investigation by HMRC into Airbnb landlords may be the last straw for growth in the short-term lettings market, according to property management firm Apropos. The firm believes that the announcement that Airbnb has passed on the financial transactions of 225,000 people who rent out h

Property management firm apropos has attracted its highest ever monthly number of new properties during September. The firm, which operates as D.J. Alexander Ltd in Scotland with apropos as its UK-wide property management platform, has recorded an increase of 139 properties to its business

Scotland must encourage investors into its property market up to investors as a way of supporting its economy once the coronavirus recedes according to a  property management firm Apropos. The firm, which operates as DJ Alexander in Scotland and apropos is its UK-wide property managem

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland is at a seven-year low, falling over a third (35%) since last year, according to the latest data from Bank of Scotland.