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Single survey is a reform that nobody outside Holyrood wants
DURING the devolution debate we were promised a new thinking and responsive form of governance.

Solicitors attack 'flawed' single seller survey
SINGLE seller surveys will lead to extra, needless expense for house buyers and could depress the property market, some of Scotland's most influential solicitors will warn today.

First-timers pay price for success of buy-to-let
DESPITE talk of the buy-to-let bubble bursting, it seems the market is going from strength to strength - much to the dismay of first-time buyers.

The house doctors
Avril and Ian Dewar realised they'd found something special in Croit En Deoir as soon as they walked up the front path. "The garden was very overgrown at the time but you could see that it was such a beautiful building," says Avril Dewar, recalling the...

Savills aims to establish presence in the US
THE boss of upmarket commercial and residential property company Savills yesterday said a priority was to target an American commercial property acquisition.

47 offers ? one big problem for 1st-time buyers
DEMAND is soaring across Scotland for starter homes, says ALASTAIR JAMIESON

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Don't subject us to seller's survey
UNTIL about 2003, anyone looking to buy property - particularly in Edinburgh - faced a major problem. They'd see a house, they'd do a survey, they wouldn't get it and they'd go back and repeat the process. People were spending considerable sums on...

Single survey is a reform that nobody outside Holyrood wants
DURING the devolution debate we were promised a new thinking and responsive form of governance.

The matchmaker
The Scottish property system can be daunting enough for those who are used to it, but trying to buy a home in Edinburgh's heated market from a distance can be terrifying.

Now its the 52-year loan
JUST a fifth of mortgage firms now limit homeowners to a "traditional" 25-year loan term, new research from moneyfacts.co.uk shows, and a quarter are prepared to extend payments over 40 years, with a handful going up to a maximum term of 52 years.

Not all rosy in the buy-to-let market
AS MORE investors are jumping on the property rental bandwagon, they must be prepared to insure their assets and prepare for the worst

Plan your reign in Spain
For an increasing number of property investors, buying a place in the sun has become a real and tangible prospect. Cheap flights and escalating domestic property prices have persuaded many to buy abroad, and while recent additions to the EU, such as...

First-timers pay price for success of buy-to-let
DESPITE talk of the buy-to-let bubble bursting, it seems the market is going from strength to strength - much to the dismay of first-time buyers.

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Room to breathe
This three-bedroom apartment demanded a healthy dose of visualisation when Ken Mitchell viewed it three years ago.

ESPC joins critics of Executive plans for single-seller surveys
EDINBURGH'S largest property marketing firm today joined the criticism of Scottish Executive plans for single-seller surveys.

Edinburgh set to play office market catch-up
THE Edinburgh office market, having played second fiddle for some time to Aberdeen and Glasgow with investors but not occupiers queueing up, looks set to bounce back this year.

Case Study: The Blair Which? Project
DR JOHN BLAIR IS RELOCATING TO Edinburgh with wife Mary and their three primary school-aged children.

Prognosis positive
Old hospitals are ripe for redevelopment with their high ceilings and airy spaces, not to mention often being located in extensive grounds that were originally intended for patients to benefit from while recuperating, with great views through the...

Top-of-the-market Scots house prices show signs of slowdown
LLOYDS TSB claimed yesterday that house prices in the top end of the market in Scotland are slowing.