MOV8 Real Estate’s 2015 Review of the Year – Scottish Property Market 2015 has certainly been an eventful year for the Scottish property market! With Stamp Duty being replaced by a new property tax on 1 April 2015, interest rates remaining unchanged for a record length of time, sales at their highest level in almost…
MOV8’s Property Market Predictions for 2016 What lies in store for the Scottish property market in 2016? For our predictions, read on… House Prices The average house price across East Central Scotland has increased by 6% from £202,037 to £214,172, for the months of January to November 2015, with an increase of 6.8% within Edinburgh…
MOV8’s November Update As winter well and truly hits MOV8 HQ and snow covers the Pentland Hills, we are certainly not putting our feet up and neither is the property market! Property sales are continuing strongly, continuing what has been a very strong year for the property market in Edinburgh and the Lothians. In October…
Monthly Property Market News Round-Up November 2015 Property Sales Increasing As we inch towards the end of 2015, property sales across Edinburgh and the Lothians have remained strong. Throughout the year, the number of homes changing hands has been at its highest level since the onset of the ‘credit crunch’ in 2008. The latest figures…
Monthly Market Update October 2015 As we move into the final quarter of 2015, property sales across Edinburgh and the Lothians have remained strong. Throughout the year, the number of homes changing hands has been at its highest level since the onset of the ‘credit crunch’ in 2008. The latest figures released by ESPC show…
Monthly Market Update September 2015 As we head towards the final quarter of 2015, activity in the property market in Edinburgh and the Lothians continues to be brisk. In the three months from June to August nearly 2,500 homes were sold in Edinburgh according to figures released by ESPC. That’s an increase of 7.4% compared…
Edinburgh Buyer Activity on the Rise Although I can hardly believe I’m saying this, we’re already past the midway point of 2015. The sun is out and the Festival is winding down, but we haven’t seen any signs of the housing market taking a break for the summer this year. The number of homes changing…
There’s been no shortage of economic news this July both at home and abroad. The headlines in the early part of the month were dominated by events in Greece where, after prolonged and often fraught discussions, a Greek exit from the Euro was narrowly avoided. Hot on the heels of that we had the chancellor’s…
Last week, George Osborne stepped up to deliver his latest Summer Budget. While it was the introduction of a new living wage that grabbed most of the headlines, there were some notable changes that directly impact homeowners, landlords and the property market. Inheritance Tax Changes Firstly, Inheritance Tax will be revamped. As it stands, Inheritance…
It’s hard to believe that summer is here already and as we near the midway point of 2015 the housing market in Edinburgh and the Lothians has shown no signs of slowing down. At MOV8 we enjoyed another record-breaking month for sales, with the number of sales agreed in May up by 71% annually. A…
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