Spring Springing Slowly in the Local Housing Market The “Beast from the East” may be a thing of the past but the housing market, which traditionally sees an increase in properties coming to the market in Spring, is taking its time to react. The ESPC recorded a 10.1% decrease in the number of properties coming…

After a strong year for Scotland’s property sellers in 2017, we look forward and predict what will happen in the property market in 2018. Demand Will Continue to Outstrip Supply 2017 has been a year characterised by a lack of new properties coming to the market to meet the needs and demands of Scotland’s property…

The ESPC’s November House Price Report contained a number of interesting insights into the property market in East Central Scotland. However, the stand-out statistic was that the price of two bedroom flats in Edinburgh’s New Town and West End has risen by almost 27% in the past three months. Can this really be true? The…

The Scottish Government laid-out its Budget on Thursday, 14 December 2017. The Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay, still requires Parliament to pass the Budget so it is possible that there will be further changes made before it is fully implemented. The most notable change that might affect the property market in Scotland was the introduction of…

November 2017 has been a busy month for property news, with an interest rate rise, details of a cut to Stamp Duty announced in the Chancellor’s Budget and a continued trend of demand outstripping supply. For full details, read on! Stamp Duty Exemption Announced, But Scottish Buyers Shouldn’t Get too Excited The Chancellor of the…