ESPC has conducted a study into the property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders, to uncover the locations that buyers move from, and where they most frequently move to. The report looks back at the property market from January 2019 to July 2024, considering where buyers are
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A comprehensive global overview of the empirical evidence on rent control policies has found that they produce significantly more negative consequences than benefits.
Scottish house prices saw a 4.3% year-on-year increase in June 2024, reaching an average of £192,000, and outpacing the UK average growth, according to Registers of Scotland.
Detached homes are the most popular among people moving home as buyers seek more privacy and space, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Home Mover Review.
Edinburgh’s house price growth is inevitable due to its unique circumstances according to DJ Alexander. The lettings and estate agency said that over the last decade Scotland’s capital has benefitted from double digit population growth of well-qualified, well-paid, working age people fro
The Aberdeen housing market has shown "encouraging signs of increased activity" as the latest statistics recorded increases in all three main indices for the first time since 2022. The Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited (ASPC), in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen Busi
Residents and industry are being encouraged to share their experiences of Edinburgh's short-term lets (STL) licensing. Available online until October, the City of Edinburgh Council is launching a 12-week consultation as part of a planned review of the local policy. This is in line with a decision ta
The average price of a property in Scotland in May 2024 was £191,000, an increase of 2.5% when compared to May 2023, the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown today.
A total of £300 billion is needed to deliver the additional million homes in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) required to meet the future household growth requirements by 2031, Savills has warned. According to the real estate advisor's latest report on the UK Build to Rent (BtR) secto
Home sales in Scotland are expected to rise over the next three months despite a falloff in new buyer enquiries during June, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.
Scottish property taxes reached £628.1 million in the year to May 2024, a £8.5m increase on the previous year (£619.6m), according to DJ Alexander Ltd. The Scottish property firm said this growth in land and buildings transaction tax was largely driven by the additional dwelling su
Miller Homes has purchased an 11-acre plot in the Dalhousie development from the Springfield Group, allowing for the creation of 85 new homes just outside Bonnyrigg.
Scotland's residential development market has seen a positive first half of the year, with a significant increase in viewings and reservations, according to Savills.
Students in Glasgow could be faced with paying close to £5,000 more for accommodation than their counterparts in Aberdeen in the next academic year, according to real estate advisor CBRE. The firm analysed the purpose-built student accommodation sector (PBSA) in the UK’s 30 major univers
Dalian House, once a landmark 64,000 sq ft office building in the heart of Glasgow that hosted NHS Scotland, has now been revitalised and unveiled as a 92-apartment boutique build-to-rent apartment community, financed by Maven Capital Partners.