HOUSE prices have now passed the peak last seen in the days before the financial crisis of 2008 as the market continues to pick up strength and move away from the gloomy picture of recent years. Fresh figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that the average property price in Scotland is now […]
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SUSAN Boyle has splashed out £110,000 to buy the house next door to hers. The singing sensation paid about £40,000 over the market value to secure the house adjoining her own ex-council home. Earlier this year it was revealed that she was renting the house in Blackburn, West Lothian, from landlords Romano and Claudia Pacitti […]
In the run up to Scotland’s Independence referendum we’ve been asking you what impact you think independence would have on Scotland’s property market. More than 1200 of you had your say and here’s what you think… Despite uncertainty over the result of the referendum and the potential rise or fall in property prices 59% of […]
Property sellers are now consistently achieving sale values that outstrip asking prices, providing further evidence of the continued strong performance of Scotland’s housing market. The s1homes Scottish House Price Report for Q2 (April-June) 2014 shows that average selling prices have jumped significantly to almost match average asking price levels. The average selling price has increased […]
THE Scottish Government is considering how further demand for a scheme which assists buyers purchase a new home can be met after it was claimed it had almost run out of cash. It was reported that three months after a new round of funding for the Help to Buy scheme began, all the cash for […]
This year there has been even more properties advertised on s1homes with price tags over the £1m mark. In fact, in the first half of 2013 we’ve had almost double the number of million pound properties compared to what we had in the whole of 2013. To celebrate we’re running a £1m+ campaign on our […]
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was one of the world’s key figures of the Art Nouveau movement, he was an artist, an architect and a designer. His architectural work includes landmarks such as Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow’s Lighthouse. During his life he only designed two residential properties and one of these is now up for […]
One of Scotland’s most expensive properties, Craigcrook Castle, is currently up for sale. The property was once owned by John Hunter Watt and was a well known venue for literary get-togethers, the house has played host to Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, George Eliot and Lord Tennyson among others. The property is set in 4.4 […]
Flat owners are continuing to enjoy the greatest success in Scotland’s property market, according to figures from Scotland’s biggest dedicated property website, s1homes. The s1homes Scottish House Price Report for Q1 (Jan-Mar) 2014, shows that flats are continuing to sell significantly above their asking price, with properties typically going for £11,000 more than their listed […]
ESTATE agents say there is growing confidence in the housing market in Glasgow after a new report revealed a fall in the number of days it takes to sell a property. Figures from Countrywide have revealed that on average, “for sale” signs are being taken down 55 days after they go up – the shortest […]