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The Scottish government have announced a new loan available for people who want to build their own homes.

UK house price growth in June slowed to the lowest rate since August 2013. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), this slowdown was mainly affected by the falling prices in London, where properties dropped from 0.7% to negative 0.2%. The report shows an average house price growth of 3%, down from 3.5% in May - the lowest annual rate in five years.

Criminals using the UK property market to launder money could face up to five years in prison under the newly proposed legislation.

A new survey of the residential property market has revealed that the number of rental properties in Scotland has fallen even further over the last three months. However, this decrease in supply has been coupled with an increase in demand, which is expected to lead to a sharp rise in costs for tenants.

Registers of Scotland (RoS) has launched a new register that will record all applications of community bodies to buy land or property that is abandoned, neglected or causing harm to the environmental wellbeing of the community, where the owner is not willing to sell that land. 

Living by the sea is an ambition for many, and new research by Bank of Scotland has revealed that it may not be as unaffordable as some might think. 

The total value of the residential sales market in Scotland from 2007-08 to 2017-18 was £161.3 billion, according to the latest Property Market Report from Registers of Scotland. 

Finance and banking trade association, UK Finance, recently published figures giving an update on levels of activity within the mortgage market in the UK. 

Around 43% of adults whose children have ‘flown the nest’ intend to remain in the family home rather than downsize, new research from Bank of Scotland has revealed. 

The Office for National Statistics has published the latest UK House Price Index (UK HPI), which reveals the most recent house price changes across the country. 

A scheme that helps people purchase a new-build home in Scotland without the need for a large deposit is to be extended beyond 2019. 

Much has been written about the difficulties facing first time buyers as they strive to take the first step onto the property ladder, however new research has revealed that homeowners looking to move up to the second rung on the ladder are also experiencing problems. 

Registers of Scotland (RoS) has published an interesting report on properties owned or leased in Scotland by overseas companies and individuals. 

New research from Bank of Scotland has revealed that first-time buyers in Scotland save £31,000 on average when buying their own home instead of renting. 

There was a sharp rise in the number of first-time buyers entering the market in 2017, despite having to put down a deposit that is more than double what was required ten years ago. 

New research by Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank has revealed where the most expensive streets in Britain are currently located. 

The latest House Price Index from Halifax has revealed that prices in the final quarter of 2017 (October – December) were 2.7% higher than in the same three months of the previous year. 

New research by Halifax has revealed that the total value of privately owned UK housing stock has surpassed £6 trillion for the first time.  

November’s edition of the UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that the UK housing market has remained flat at a headline level in the run up to Christmas. 

The latest House Price Index from Halifax has revealed that UK house prices over the last three months (August-October) were 2.3% higher than in the previous three months (May-July).