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Scottish property tax levies yield £623 million

Published 2 months ago

Property taxes in Scotland brought in £623.1 million over the last 12 months, according to DJ Alexander Ltd.

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Knight Frank: Scottish commercial property rent disputes rise for first time since 2016

Published 2 months ago

The number of commercial property rent disputes between landlords and occupiers rose for the first time since 2016 as more cases had to be referred a third-party for resolution, according to Knight Frank.

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Gilson Gray named best estate agency in Edinburgh and Lothians

Published 2 months ago

Full-service legal firm Gilson Gray has scooped the title of Best Estate Agency in the 2024 Scottish Business Awards, recognising the service it provides to people buying and selling homes in Edinburgh and Lothians.

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Morgan Stanley’s Glasgow office hub goes on the market

Published 2 months ago

Glasgow’s 122 Waterloo Street has been put up for sale by its owner – a client of Knight Frank Investment Management – in what could be one of the biggest deals in the city’s office market during 2024.

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Shepherd opens new office in Bearsden

Published 2 months ago

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has opened a new residential office in Bearsden as its strategic growth plan continues apace.

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Michael Russell sets out land reform vision

Published 2 months ago

An opportunity exists to build on the “continuity of the commitment and policy of Land Reform” that is shared by a majority of Scotland including a majority in the Scottish Parliament, Michael Russell, chair of the Scottish Land Commission has said.

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House sales in Scotland fall flat but expectations remain positive

Published 2 months ago

The number of house sales in Scotland fell flat in April, according to the results of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

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ESPC records modest growth across property prices in Fife, Lothians, Edinburgh and Borders

Published 2 months ago

The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and the Borders witnessed a moderate overall rise in average selling prices, though with notable variations among regions.

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Aberdeen’s semi-detached house prices down as overall prices rise 3% in Q1

Published 2 months ago

Aberdeen house prices grew 3% in the first quarter of 2024, while semi-detached properties experienced a quarterly decline of 2.9%, according to a new report.

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RSM: Appetite increases for property investment in Scotland as first minister resigns

Published 2 months ago

More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next three years, according to RSM UK’s Real Estate 360 survey.

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Glasgow ‘needs 22,000 student beds’ to address supply and demand imbalance

Published 2 months ago

Glasgow has the largest imbalance between supply and demand for purpose-built student accommodation in the UK, requiring 22,000 additional beds in order to fulfil requirements, according to Savills.

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Safer Group launches new head office in Inverclyde

Published 2 months ago

Safer Group, a site security firm based in Inverclyde, has inaugurated its new head office within Kelburn Business Park.

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Tesco confirmed for Ocean Terminal as part of Leith redevelopment project

Published 2 months ago

The owners of Ocean Terminal have confirmed they have signed a deal which will bring a Tesco Express to the Leith waterfront development as part of multi-million pound plans to regenerate the site.

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Extra £80m to bring properties into use as affordable housing

Published 3 months ago

Efforts to boost affordable housing supply by acquiring properties to bring into use for affordable housing and help reduce homelessness will be given an £80 million uplift over the next two years, the Scottish Government has announced.

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RICS: Occupier demand for commercial property rises as office and industrial sectors strengthen

Published 3 months ago

Scotland’s overall occupier demand for commercial property rose in the first quarter of the year, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

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