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RICS: Scottish surveyors optimistic on three-month outlook as house prices set to continue rising

Published 9 months ago

Surveyors in Scotland anticipate that house prices will increase through the coming months according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey as both demand and supply remain steady.

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Lar’s financial model ‘a blueprint’ for tackling housing crisis

Published 9 months ago

A financial model implemented by Lar Housing Trust is a proven blueprint to help tackle Scotland’s current housing crisis, the charity has said.

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Edinburgh detached homes prices soar nearly £1,500 per week

Published 9 months ago

Edinburgh’s detached homes have seen an extraordinary price surge, rising nearly £1,500 per week in the last year.

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Scottish Land Commission event to focus on leadership in land reform

Published 9 months ago

A major conference is set to bring together leading voices from across the land reform debate to discuss ambitious ways to unlock Scotland’s land potential.

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Edinburgh hotel sale highlights demand for Scottish properties

Published 9 months ago

Recent activity in Edinburgh’s property market has underlined the strong investor appetite to acquire quality properties in the Scottish market, according to legal firm Lindsays.

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Savills: Property lenders and investors favour living sectors and logistics

Published 9 months ago

Lender and investor sentiment has improved compared to 12 months ago, Savills revealed at its 36th Financing Property presentation.

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Belgrave Logistics Park welcomes Bunzl as latest tenant

Published 9 months ago

Multinational distribution and outsourcing firm Bunzl UK Ltd has secured a 10-year lease for a 29,000 sq ft unit at the award-winning Belgrave Logistics Park in Bellshill.

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Union Square’s £111m sale boosts Scottish commercial investment to £360m in Q1

Published 10 months ago

Scottish commercial property investment reached £360 million in the first quarter of 2024, according to Colliers’ latest Scottish snapshot.

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Citra acquires 87 Edinburgh rental homes from Barratt

Published 10 months ago

Citra Living, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is to bring 87 new homes to the rental market in Edinburgh following its latest deal with Barratt Developments.

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Scottish Land Commission endorses lotting in Land Reform Bill

Published 10 months ago

The Scottish Land Commission has published its response to the Call for Views on the Land Reform Bill issued by the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee.

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Land reform ‘gambling’ with future of communities in rural Scotland

Published 10 months ago

The Scottish government’s Land Reform Bill is “gambling” with the future of communities in rural Scotland and investment in the transition to net zero.

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‘Subject to sale’ offers losing favour in Scottish property market

Published 10 months ago

Scottish home sellers are increasingly turning down “significant” amounts of money by rejecting their highest offers – when those offers are subject to the sale of another property – and instead opting for a chain-free sale.

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Short-term lets licence applications topped 23,000 by end of 2023

Published 10 months ago

New statistics on Scotland’s Short-Term Lets Licensing Scheme have revealed that local authorities received at least 23,576 applications for a short-term lets licence by the end of December 2023.

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Estates urge government collaboration to foster rural growth

Published 10 months ago

Speaking at the Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) annual conference in Edinburgh, SLE chairman Dee Ward welcomed the renewed focus by political leaders on fostering a thriving economy that supports people, jobs, and nature.

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Average house prices increased by 6.7% in March

Published 10 months ago

The average price of a property in Scotland in March 2024 was £192,000, an increase of 6.7% when compared to the same period last year, the UK House Price Index (HPI) has revealed.

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