Million pound home sales in Scotland outperforms the rest of Britain
Million pound property sales have risen by 14% 2012 to 151, according to research by Bank of Scotland.
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First-time buyers in Scotland reach highest yearly total
The number of first-time buyers in Scotland rose to the largest annual total in four years, according to new data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders in Scotland.
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Scottish Council Tax frozen for sixth year in row
Households across all of Scotland’s 32 Local Authorities are to benefit from a freeze in their Council Tax payments for the sixth year in a row Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced.
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Scotland has UK’s second most affordable mortgages
Mortgage payments as a proportion of income have fallen by more than two-fifths in Scotland in recent years, from a peak of 38% in Q4 2007 to 22% in Q4 2012, according to new Bank of Scotland research.
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New research from Bank of Scotland shows that properties in the town of Ellon in Aberdeenshire have recorded the largest gain based on the average price per square metre (m²) over the past ten years.
House prices in rural Scotland have outperformed those in urban areas since 2007, according to latest research from Bank of Scotland.
Mortgage payments for a new borrower in Scotland are at their lowest as a proportion of disposable earnings for ten years, according to new Bank of Scotland research.
According to the latest Scottish House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB Scotland, in the three months ending July 2012, the quarterly price index for the average domestic property in Scotland rose by 7.3%.
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
New evidence supports Yorkshire Building Society’s findings that more borrowers are choosing to fix their mortgage for the longer term as economic conditions remain uncertain.
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages, has shown a significant regional shift in the rental yields achieved by landlords.
