We started the new year with the shocking news that Stewart Milne has been placed into administration. Founded in 1975, Stewart Milne is a well-established independent housebuilder operating ...Read more
Property
What’s happening in the East Central Scotland property market in Autumn 2023?
Now the schools have gone back, what’s happening in the property market in East Central Scotland this autumn? The doom and gloom predicted at the beginning of the year in relation to house prices ...Read more
The Edinburgh Property Market in 2023
There has been some doom and gloom in the press with predictions of a house price crash in 2023, but don’t despair – it’s not backed up by the evidence so far. In early December 2022, the ESPC ...Read more
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax
What is Land and Buildings Transaction Tax Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) is the tax applied to purchases of land or property in Scotland. It became a devolved tax in Scotland in ...Read more
Equity release: how can releasing equity from my home help me?
Equity release enables you to release money from your house without selling it. It’s like a mortgage, but normally, you don’t make any repayments. Typically equity release products are available to ...Read more
Property market moves into “new normal” phase
The Scottish Government's Route Map will see restrictions on moving home eased as of the 29th June 2020. Recent figures from ESPC indicate there may be pent up demand for property, which will only ...Read more