I can’t believe it’s already coming towards the end of April, the year is flying by. Property news hasn’t been thick on the ground this month, with much of the ‘same old’ being reported in most channels, so this month’s update is a wee bit shorter than normal and contains a little more analysis of…
It looks like Spring has finally sprung after a month or two of absolutely dismal weather. I still wouldn’t leave the house without your parka if I were you right enough. With Spring in the air and a sense of optimism sweeping across the country as we see the mysterious yellow orb in the sky…
Drip, drip, drop, little April shower. Well, it’s been less of a shower and more of a deluge both out of the Scottish clouds and also in the Scottish property market this past month. So, what’s been happening in the Scottish property market this month? Well, if that’s the question you’re asking, you’re in the…
Lots of surveys and statistics around, but which of them are true? And are property prices falling in Scotland? Recently released statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government show an annual fall in property prices in Scotland in the past year of 2.3%. Meantime, Rightmove’s latest House Price Index showed the average asking…
It has been reported today that two-thirds of young people without their own home believe they have no prospect of getting on the property ladder. This is based on a survey of 4000 people by Halifax, one of the nation’s largest lenders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13575857. What does this mean for first time buyers in the coming year? …
Property market outlook 2011 – are you going to lose money or make money? Welcome to the first monthly property market update for 2011. Now that the world appears to have returned to some semblance of normality after the temporary paralysis induced by the white-out of December and early January, we’re going to have a…
May has been an unbelievable month in the property market. As May started, having watched a really strong performance in terms of sales and purchases in April, I expected to see a bit of a dip in May. That couldn’t have been further from the truth as it happens! However, before coming back to my…
Hello everyone! Hope you managed to top-up your tan when the sun was around and that you already have a holiday booked for this year somewhere sunny and warm… Right…what’s been happening in the Scottish property market this month?
Summary – April has been a slow month and it’s partly Prince William’s fault… April is traditionally a good month for the property market, with longer days and better weather leading to more property sales and more people putting their properties on the market. However, April 2011 has been a slightly unusual month though owing,…
This month is usually the month of the year when estate agents around the country breathe a huge sigh of relief after the usual Spring rush of property sellers looking to get their properties onto the market. They will usually put their feet up, look out the window and wonder why it’s still 12 degrees…
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