Category: Property Market News

Average Price of a Property in Scotland Up 2.9% on Previous Year The latest publication of the monthly UK HPI shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in November 2018 was £150,638 – an increase of 2.9% on November in the previous year and a decrease of 0.7% when compared to the…

2018 has been a strong year for Scotland’s property sellers, with prices generally rising and selling times falling. But with Brexit on the horizon, what is 2019 going to look like? We look back at the main news from 2018 and predict what we are going to see happening in the Scottish property market in…

Rise in Properties Coming to Market in East Central Scotland There has been a significant increase in the number of properties coming to market in east central Scotland which is a positive sign for buyers. From August to October 2018 there was a marked increase of 10.9% in the number of properties coming to market…

Property Prices in the East of Scotland Continue to Rise High demand from buyers is driving up selling prices, according to the ESPC. Between July and September 2018, average selling prices in east central Scotland rose by 6.2% to £250,991 compared to the same period last year. In Edinburgh, the average selling price rose by…

Scotland Continues to Buck UK Housing Market Trends With Brexit negotiations continuing to hit the headlines, any impact on the housing market doesn’t seem to have dampened people’s enthusiasm for home ownership in east central Scotland. There has been a further increase in the number of properties coming to market compared to last year, which…

Positive Sign for Property Buyers Since last month there has been a continued upswing in the number of properties coming to market in east central Scotland compared to last year, which is a positive sign for buyers. According to the ESPC, the number of new homes brought to market between the months of May and…

Upswing in Properties Coming to Market and Property Prices There are encouraging signs of an upswing in properties coming to market in east central Scotland which is good news for buyers. The number of homes brought to market between April and June 2018 increased by 3.2% compared with the same period last year, according to…

Property Prices Hit New Highs June temperatures have been hitting new highs, probably the least we deserve after the Beast from the East. And it seems that property prices are following suit. The trend of higher selling prices combined with fewer properties coming to the market continues. A shortage of stock in the north of…

If you’re interested in what has been happening in the Scottish property market and beyond, you’re in the right place! Here’s MOV8’s May Property Market Update. North-South Market Divide Rising house prices in Scotland appear to be a continuing trend. However, as the market improves in the north, it’s a different story in the south…

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…