Tag: Interest Rates
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Monthly Property Market News Round-Up January 2016
Read the article: Monthly Property Market News Round-Up January 2016In this month’s bumper Property Market News Round-Up, we take a look at property sales and price trends, the extension of the Help to Buy Scheme in 2016, the planned supplement on Land and Buildings Transaction Tax for buy-to-let investors and second-home buyers as well as the prospects of interest rate rises in 2016. Property…
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MOV8 Real Estate’s 2015 Review of the Year – Scottish Property Market
Read the article: MOV8 Real Estate’s 2015 Review of the Year – Scottish Property MarketMOV8 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…
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MOV8’s Property Market Predictions for 2016
Read the article: MOV8’s Property Market Predictions for 2016MOV8’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…
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Monthly Property Market News Round-Up November 2015
Read the article: Monthly Property Market News Round-Up November 2015Monthly 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…
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Monthly Market Update October 2015
Read the article: Monthly Market Update October 2015Monthly 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…
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Monthly Market Update August 2015
Read the article: Monthly Market Update August 2015Edinburgh 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…
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MOV8 Property Market Update February 2015
Read the article: MOV8 Property Market Update February 2015We’re not even two months into the new year but there’s already been plenty of goings on in the local property market. We’ve had late revisions to Land & Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), a controversial decision to delay a key vote on the latest stage of the council’s Local Development Plan and, at MOV8, we…
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MOV8 Property Market Update January 2015
Read the article: MOV8 Property Market Update January 2015One month after New Stamp Duty replaced Old Stamp Duty in the UK and we in Scotland geared up for almost four months of that tax regime before it would change to Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT)…just when you thought it was safe to get your Stamp Duty calculator out…well, they’ve only gone and…
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MOV8 Property Market Update November 2014
Read the article: 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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MOV8 Property Market Update October 2014
Read the article: 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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