Latest News From Complete Clarity Solicitors

The latest House Price Report from the ESPC has revealed a continued improvement in activity in the Edinburgh property market during the three months to October.

The Scottish housing market saw a sharp rise in demand from new buyers during the month of October, according to the latest UK Residential Market Survey from RICS.

There is an ever widening gap for those making the move to the second step on the housing ladder as a result of growing house prices, a report by Lloyds Bank has found.

The average price of a flat has risen sharply over the past decade, outperforming other types of properties, according to a recent report from Halifax.

Between June and July this year, property rental prices rose by 10 per cent in Scotland, marking a considerable jump when compared to the 4.4 per cent rise in the UK in the same period last year.

A quarter of landlords have been letting for less than five years, according to recent research by the National Landlords Association (NLA), which has been prompted by the finding to issue a reminder to landlords of the importance of understanding their obligations to tenants.

The number of mortgage loans to first-time buyers in Scotland reached 7,500 in the second quarter of 2014, according to recent figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). This is an increase of 29% over the previous quarter, and up 23% on Q2 2013.

People in Scotland are more confident about buying property compared to people in rest of the UK, despite the prospect of interest rates rising.

The number of first-time buyers in the UK has continued to rise, and in the first six months of 2014 they reached their highest level since 2007, according to the Halifax.

A report providing a 10-year overview of the Scottish property market has been published by Registers of Scotland (RoS).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has recently published its House Price Index for March 2014, which gives an interesting insight into developments in house prices in all four UK countries, including average prices paid by existing home owners and first-time buyers.

The latest Quarterly House Price Statistical Report, from the Registers of Scotland (ROS) shows encouraging signs for Scotland's residential property market.

A recent report from Halifax has revealed a change in attitudes towards renting.

The ongoing rise in Scottish house buyer numbers apparently slowed down to its lowest point in almost a year during February, according to the RICS February UK Residential Market Survey.

The dream of home ownership has become more attainable for city dwellers, according to the Lloyds Bank Affordable Cities Review. This has revealed that home affordability has improved in the majority of UK cities over the past five years.

First time buyers have high expectations when it comes to the type of home they want to buy, according to new research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks.

There has been a welcome increase in the number of homes coming onto the Scottish property market, according to the latest Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

A high profile Irish property dispute hit the headlines this week, when the Irish Supreme Court ruled on land access rights and public rights of way relating to Lissadell House, a historically important country house in County Sligo.

No longer can Landlords keep a tenants deposit. It is now against the law to do so and can be very costly for a Landlord if they fail to do so.

The recession has had an effect to one degree or another on most of our lives but for some it can literally mean the difference between having a home and not!