Report Gives Insight into Scottish Housing Market
The average price of a property in Scotland in June 2017 was £144,253, according to the latest UK House Price Index. This is an increase of 2.9% compared to June the previous year and an increase of 0.1% over the previous month. UK Figures Across the UK as a whole, house prices in June increased […]
Boost in Overall Value and Sales of Scottish Property
Glasgow and Edinburgh are the main driving force behind a surge in the Scottish property market according to the latest study on the value of Scottish property. According to data collected from the Registers of Scotland (RoS), sales in Scotland reached an eight-year high with levels not seen since 2008. Data showed that a total […]
Scotland Bucks UK Property Supply Trend
The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has found that Scotland’s supply of residential housing is rising at a quicker rate than anywhere else in the UK. While the picture for the rest of the UK shows that, post-general election, a surge in new vendor instructions has failed to materialise, a net balance of 30% […]
Post Referendum Housing Market Boost
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. The survey found that 81% more surveyors reported an increase in new buyer enquiries as activity intensified following September’s referendum result. Interestingly, the rise comes at a […]
Rent in Scotland Rising Above the Rest of UK
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. The figures, according to the July 2014 HomeLet Rental Index – the biggest monthly survey of private tenants […]