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22 July 2021

House prices in the Scottish countryside rising at the fastest rate since 2007

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Recent research has revealed that house prices in the Scottish countryside have risen at the fastest rate since before the 2008 banking crisis. This analysis has found that there was a 5.5% increase in the three months to June, which the largest quar...

15 July 2021

Scottish house prices resume upward trend in May

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Average house prices in Scotland increased by 5.4% between April and May 2021, reversing a 4.1% fall in the previous month, according to provisional statistics from the UK house price index released by Registers of Scotland. The overall average figur...

24 May 2021

Location, location, frustration

Estate Agency

The news from the Registers and all property professionals is that house prices in Scotland are rising at the fastest pace for 14 years! Although Spring is usually a busy period in the housing market, the number of transactions in Scotland is sharply...

16 April 2021

Pandemic boosts property investment

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Recent research has shown that economic uncertainty caused by the Corona Virus has led to more people investing in property. Data shows that property investors bought twice as many homes in the first quarter of 2021 as they did during the same stage ...

23 March 2021

Encouraging update on forecast for 2021

Estate Agency

Previously many Estate Agents had indicated that in their view house price growth would remain flat this year, as the economy floundered after the successive Covid lockdowns and the end of furlough. With great news for house sellers, they are now rec...

18 March 2021

First Home Fund is reopening – here is what you need to know

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After closing to new applications in October 2020, the First Home Fund is reopening and will be available for purchases from 1 April 2021 and completed before 31 March 2022. This article will look closely at how the scheme works, the eligibility requ...

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