Oct
18
2007
There are mixed signals on Edinburgh property market: the Edinburgh Evening News and ESPC puffing like mad and Jo Citizen saying it is nothing but propaganda – read the comments on The Scotsman.
Edinburgh, like London has a mind of its own as “buy to letters” pour in to buy quality and supposedly high rental incomes.
Round [...]
Tags: housing market
Oct
12
2007
No surprises to hear that first-time housebuyers are becoming another endangered species in the UK housing market both sides of the border even though house prices in Scotland continue to lag England (except Auld Reekie).
The number of people describing themselves as first-time homeowners dropped between March 2007 and September 2007, from 20% of the UK [...]
Tags: capital gains, housing market, tax