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What does the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 mean for property buyers and sellers in Scotland?
Read more: What does the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 mean for property buyers and sellers in Scotland?On 8 December 2014 the legal process by which we buy and sell property in Scotland will be shaken-up by the coming-into force of the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (after this, ‘the Act’). Conveyancing is seen as a bit of a stuffy, old-fashioned process, so a shake-up is surely a good thing, isn’t…
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MOV8 Property Market Update November 2014
Read more: MOV8 Property Market Update November 2014November is a month when the property market is traditionally seen to be putting its feet up, snuggling up under a warm blanket and hunkering-down for the winter. But in 2014, the market continues apace, with sales continuing to come through as buyers try to find their dream home before Christmas. So, what has been…
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Should you move or improve when your home no longer meets your needs?
Read more: Should you move or improve when your home no longer meets your needs?It is inevitable that at some point in our busy, ever-changing lives we will find that our home no longer meets our needs. It could be that due to a growing family we need more bedrooms or that a change in jobs means that we need working space in the home. When we reach this…
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Funding a New Playground for Corstorphine Primary School
Read more: Funding a New Playground for Corstorphine Primary SchoolRecently we were approached by a parent at Corstorphine Primary School, a school very close to our Costorphine office. She wanted to know whether we would be willing to help out with a project to build a playground for the children of Costorphine Primary School? Would we? Yes. Yes we would. Very much.
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MOV8 Property Market Update October 2014
Read more: MOV8 Property Market Update October 2014There are some months where I stare at a blank page and wonder what on earth to write about the past month in the Scottish property market. And then there are months like this where I don’t know how to filter it down! This month has seen the announcement of a monumental change in the…
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Is This a Good Offer on My Property and Should I Accept This Offer
Read more: Is This a Good Offer on My Property and Should I Accept This OfferWhat Makes a Good Offer and How Should I Know Whether to Accept It or Not? Sellers often ask our Property Negotiators what they would consider to be a good offer for their property, and whether they should accept it. So, how do you answer this question?
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Movember at MOV8 Real Estate
Read more: Movember at MOV8 Real EstateIt’s around this time of year that we start to notice strange things happening to the upper lips of gentlemen throughout the world. For some reason, November is the month where men choose to sport facial hair’s timeless classic…the moustache. Handlebar, circus, 70s film star, the more the merrier. But why? For Movember of course!
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The Evolution of MOV8 Real Estate
Read more: The Evolution of MOV8 Real EstateSeven years ago in September, I went down to Leith and opened the doors on an office for the first time, said hello to a couple of new colleagues, hoped that everything I’d been setting-up through the night for several weeks would actually work, then we all picked up the phones and started spreading the…
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Land and Buildings Transaction Tax to Replace Stamp Duty in Scotland in 2015
Read more: Land and Buildings Transaction Tax to Replace Stamp Duty in Scotland in 2015The finer details have just been announced for the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax that is due to replace Stamp Duty in April 2015. So, what are the new levels of tax on property purchases? What effect will this have on the property market? And it this an improvement on the existing system of Stamp…
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