Recent figures have revealed the top performing areas and property types in Edinburgh and the results may surprise you. Recent ESPC figures have revealed that, between October and December 2016, the best selling type of property was two bedroom flats in the Leith and Corstorphine areas of Edinburgh. So why are these areas and this…
For the last three years, no solicitor estate agent in ESPC has sold more homes than MOV8 Real Estate, Estate Agents and Solicitors, with 1240 sales in 2016 alone. Since 2015, more people have also trusted MOV8 Real Estate to sell their home than any other ESPC solicitor estate agent. If you’re thinking of selling…
Stamp Duty on the purchase of residential properties was replaced in Scotland by Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) on 1 April 2015. From 1 April 2016, an Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) was introduced for people buying an additional residential property, over and above their main home. The purpose of this article is to explain…
As Donald Trump starts his stint in America’s Oval Office with a quiet few days designed to spread love, peace and harmony throughout the world and the UK government tabling the Parliamentary Bill for the UK to exit the EU following June 2016’s ‘Brexit’ vote, it’s looking like being an eventful 2017. We take a…
In November 2016 MOV8 were delighted to be asked to act as a drop of point for gifts being donated for RE-ACTs Toys For Children Campaign. In total 1030 presents, 40 bags full of clothes, boots, blankets, nappies and tents were then distributed to 1000’s of children across two Syrian refugee camps. Of which a…
After the UK’s ‘Brexit’ vote to leave the EU and the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the USA, 2016 contained more than a few surprises. As the year draws to a close, we take a look at what is likely to happen in your local property market in 2017. House Prices…
2016 proved to be a surprising and at times tumultuous year, with the UK’s ‘Brexit’ vote to leave the EU and the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States of America. As 2016 draws to a close, we take a look back at your property market year in numbers. Volume…
On Friday, 16 December 2016, the SNP’s Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay, unveiled the Scottish Government’s Spending Plans and Draft Budget for 2017-18. The Budget contains the Scottish Government’s detailed spending plans across various areas but we were interested for the purposes of this blog to examine any proposals that would affect the Scottish property market.…
On Friday 16 December all four of our branches got Silly for a Serious Cause! In support of Save the Children UK all of our staff wore Christmas Jumpers and donated £2 to a great cause. Some of our staff also put their baking skills into action producing tablet and truffles to help raise more…
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