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10 July 2020

Tax cut announced for Scottish Homebuyers

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The Scottish Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes, yesterday announced a temporary cut to the Land and Building Transaction Tax charged on house purchases and extra support for first-time buyers.At present, the starting point for Land and Building Transact...

09 July 2020

Campaign Group formed to represent property owners with “Grenfell style” cladding

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A new campaign group has been set up to allow the representation of people in Scotland who have been affected by a combination of UK and Scottish Law, which has left many people across the country unable to sell their properties.Following the Grenfel...

01 July 2020

Scottish Property Markets emerges from lockdown

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Estate Agents in Scotland are expecting a record month of property sales after the re-opening of the property market earlier this week, following a three month hiatus in lockdown.Estate Agents returning to work have found thousands of viewing request...

24 June 2020

New Guidance released on Moving Home in Scotland

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The Scottish Government has issued guidance to ensure that moving home in Scotland can happen safely during the coronavirus outbreak in Scotland. The new guidance will take effect from 29th June when all home moves are permitted, provided they can be...

19 June 2020

Help to Buy Scheme extended in Scotland

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The Scottish Government has extended the Help to Buy Scheme by a year until March 2022 to help the property industry recover from Covid-19.It is hoped that more than 2,000 extra households would benefit from the scheme under which the state provides ...

15 June 2020

Likely increase in homes with open space

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An interesting survey carried out by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland has found that 81% of the people who had replied believe an increase in interest in properties with gardens or balconies will take place over the next two yea...

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