Author: Robert Carroll
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Monthly Scottish Property Market Update – May 2011
Post-Royal Wedding, Post-Plethora of Bank Holiday Weekends, Post-School Holidays, How Has the Property Market Been in May 2011? I’ll be honest: April 2011 was a disappointing month in the property market. The holidays and other distractions certainly took their toll. National property websites reported that the total number of properties coming to the market was…
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July 2010 – Monthly Scottish Property Market Update
What’s the Property Market Like at the Moment? Summary: It’s a Charlotte Church Property Market ‘What?’, I hear you gasp, ‘I do hope that he’s not being mean to National Treasure and no.2 only to Cheryl Cole in the nation’s collective affections?’ No, of course I’m not being mean to her. I think she’s a…
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How to Prepare your Property for an Estate Agent Valuation – Top Ten Tips
Thinking of selling your property but don’t know where to start? Well, the first step is to get an estate agent’s valuation of your property. This will tell you what your property is worth in the current market. Selling your property is one of the biggest decisions you will make, so it’s important to get…
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Property Market Update July 2013 – Press, Prices and Comment by MOV8 Real Estate
Phew…has it been hot this month?! So, whilst we’ve basked outside, narrowly avoided heatstroke in our offices and on public transport, and nearly had a heart attack when Andy Murray threw away three match points at Wimbledon before giving the nation the result that it craved, the good news is that it’s not just been…
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What’s Happening in the Scottish Property Market and Property Prices – MOV8 Real Estate July 2012 Update
It’s summer holiday time and conventional wisdom has it that this is one of the quieter times of year in the property market. Conventional wisdom also has it that, come the end of the school holidays, the property market picks up again, partly because people aren’t distracted by having to keep little ones amused every…
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Do High Up Front Costs Put You Off Selling Your Property in Scotland? For Example Home Reports and Advertising?
I’m trying to guage the fellings of potential property sellers in Scotland towards the level of up-front costs that they have to bear if they want to put their property on the market. In particular, is it putting people off selling?
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Beware House Price Statistics! East Renfrewshire Replaces Edinburgh as Top House Prices Area…
Reports today in The Herald that, according to Registers of Scotland data, East Renfrewshire has replaced Edinburgh as the highest house price area in Scotland. However, as always, beware such statistics! http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/edinburgh-is-knocked-off-top-spot-for-house-prices-1.1115419
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Monthly Scottish Property Market News – June 2011
I have grown very tired (yawn!) this past month of reading so much negativity in the Press about the property market and property prices. I’ve also got rather annoyed at some of our competitors for, I feel, rather negligently propagating these types of stories. So I thought in this post I would: tell you exactly…
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June 2010 – Monthly Scottish Property Market Update
Apologies for the slightly late posting of this month’s property market update. The only excuse I have is that, as business goes from strength to strength, our head valuer has been off on holiday this past week and a half and I am filling in for him in his absence and, quite honestly, I’ve got…