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House buyers warned of scams

House moves are being warned to watch out for scams which could involve their identity and large sums of money being stolen. There have been recent articles in the national press of several cases of emails from solicitors being intercepted and replaced with new messages containing payment details of fraudster’s Accounts.

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Scotland’s house prices rally after “rollercoaster year”

A “rollercoaster year” for the property market ended in a boom for us here in Scotland, as house prices have increased at a faster rate than any other part of the UK since lockdown began.  Data shows that average house prices in Scotland rose by 6.8% between March and September – in England the rise over the same period was 4.9%, in Wales 1.9% and in Northern Ireland 1.6%.

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Record High UK House Prices in September

The figures provided by the Office for National Statistics show that the average UK house price climbed by 4.7% in the year to the end of September, hitting a record high.  It is believed that pent up demand and the LBTT relief (Stamp Duty in England) are likely to be among factors that have driven up the increase in typical values.

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Home buyers looking to country and coast to escape cities

According to property website Rightmove, home buyers are looking to escape crowded cities and big towns by moving to the country or the coast.  They have said that searches have doubled for homes in small towns and villages with populations less than 11,000 people and went on to say that seaside resorts have seen the biggest rise in sales. 

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Government advice in connection with moving home

Notwithstanding the further restrictions imposed earlier this week, you are still allowed to move home.  However, the process of finding and moving into a new home is likely to be different, as all of those involved in the process will need to adapt practices and procedures.

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