Excitement is building for Glasgow 2014. We’re all looking forward to a summer of sport and the positive impact on tourism the Games will have for the country. Take a look at some of the priciest properties advertised on s1homes available for the Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup. 1. Old Glassingal, Dunblane 6 bedroom house […]

Overall Reality Gap in Scotland is just over 2% The average asking price fell this quarter for all property types Average selling prices fell by about £6,500 for flats, almost £5,000 for terraced houses and over £6,000 for semi-detached properties Buyers are prepared to pay more for detached houses although these continue to be unrealistically […]

The number of homes coming on to the property market in Scotland has increased as recovery in the sector continues, according to chartered surveyors. A total of 44% more experts reported an increase in new instructions in December, the highest proportion in the UK, and demand also grew, with 55% more reporting a rise in […]

THE Scottish property market is making “solid progress on all fronts”, prompting renewed optimism for the year ahead, according to a report. A pick-up in house prices across the country, a swift rise in sales levels and continuing improvements in mortgage conditions are seeing the property market “power on ahead like a freight train”, the […]

PERSIMMON has announced it sold around 1100 homes in Scotland during 2013, which was slightly ahead of expectations. The house builder said continued strong trading towards the end of the year saw it end more than 29% ahead of the 850 units completed in 2012. The company had predicted, in November, that Scottish sales would […]

Overall Reality Gap narrows from 9% last quarter to 2% Average selling price is up by 6% Average asking price is down by 1% Flats and terraced houses continue to sell above asking prices, and semi-detached properties are now also selling above their asking price Detached houses continue to be unrealistically priced and on average […]

CONFIDENCE is returning to the housing market after official figures revealed a sharp rise in the number of Scottish properties changing hands. Fresh statistics from the ­Registers of Scotland show that house sales are now at their highest level for five years, with 24,274 homes sold between July and September. The number of sales has […]

A MAJOR survey of social ­landlords has found that rent arrears have risen in some of Scotland’s poorest communities since the introduction of the so-called bedroom tax. New figures show that the amount owed to residential social landlords (RSLs) such as housing associations soared by nearly £800,000 after the welfare reform was introduced in April […]

AN increase in “super-commuters” who cash in on Scotland’s property market while continuing to work in London has been recorded by property experts. Tempted by large period homes, good schools and value for money, estate agents say a new breed of buyer is relocating the family home north of the Border while retaining lucrative jobs […]

ESTATE agents have said there are signs of an improving property market after they sold twice as many £1 million homes in Scotland’s capital city during the last 10 months as they did in the whole of last year. Rettie & Co said they have completed the 24th transaction of a property worth £1m or more […]