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PRS rents continue to rise amidst concerns for rental supply

Published 7 months ago

Demand for rental properties continues apace in Scotland’s Private Rental Sector as legislation to control rents in market hotspots continues through Parliament.

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Former care home Mansion house in North Berwick for sale

Published 7 months ago

East Lothian Council has listed for sale a former care home in North Berwick with offers of around £1.2 million invited.

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Private rented sector has increased by 9.5% since 2011, census reveals

Published 7 months ago

The number of households renting privately in Scotland has increased by 9.5% in just over a decade, according to new statistics from the 2022 Census.

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JLL: Scotland’s property market sees £770m invested in H1 2024

Published 7 months ago

Scotland’s real estate sector attracted £770 million in investments in the first half of 2024, a 4% rise on the 10-year average and a 30% jump from the same period in 2023.

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Glasgow tops ‘Big Six’ for residential sales price growth

Published 7 months ago

Glasgow has recorded the highest average annual price growth of new build apartments of the UK’s six biggest cities outside London, according to research from global property advisor JLL.

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Prosafe expands Aberdeen operations with new office

Published 7 months ago

Prosafe Offshore Ltd, a provider of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, has relocated its Aberdeen operations to Kingshill Park in Westhill.

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Rent controls ‘do far more harm than good’, IEA review finds

Published 7 months ago

A comprehensive global overview of the empirical evidence on rent control policies has found that they produce significantly more negative consequences than benefits.

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Savills: Demand for residential development land on the rise amid planning constraints and housing emergency

Published 7 months ago

Given Scotland’s national housing crisis, more needs to be done to fast track planning and new Local Development Plans amid an “alarming” drop in housing completions and new planning consents, says Savills.

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RoS: Scottish residential price growth continues ahead of UK average

Published 7 months ago

Scottish house prices saw a 4.3% year-on-year increase in June 2024, reaching an average of £192,000, and outpacing the UK average growth, according to Registers of Scotland.

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LSPIM secures final tenants for Barrhead Retail Park

Published 7 months ago

LSPIM Dev Co, acting on behalf of a private equity investors, has fully let its Barrhead Retail Park after agreeing terms for the park’s last two units.

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Newton Property Management acquires chartered surveyor Atholls

Published 7 months ago

Newton Property Management has continued to accelerate its growth through the completed acquisition of Aberdeen-based Atholls.

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Scotland’s first estate agency specialising in accessible homes launches

Published 7 months ago

Property experts Sarah Baum and Michael Connolly have joined forces to launch Scotland’s first estate agency specialising in accessible homes.

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Cala completes land acquisition in Cathcart

Published 7 months ago

Cala Management Limited has completed the purchase of a 5.87-acre site in Cathcart from Celeros Flow Technology.

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Cost of decarbonising buildings ‘four times higher than Scottish Government estimate’

Published 7 months ago

The cost of decarbonising Scotland’s homes and buildings could be as much as £130 billion, four times more than the Scottish Government’s official estimate, Scotland’s Just Transition Commission (JTC) has warned.

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Lloyds: Detached homes are favourite for home movers

Published 7 months ago

Detached homes are the most popular among people moving home as buyers seek more privacy and space, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Home Mover Review.

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