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It's reported that the Lomond estate agency group, which is heavily backed by private equity and which has expanded through serial...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government’s Budget has been described as a “missed opportunity.” The update yesterday from Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison, outlined a...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are hoping for further support for the housing market north of the border as the Scottish Government prepares to set...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
More than three quarters of Estate Agent Today readers have backed the prospect of a Stamp Duty cut. The Government is rumoured...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Property taxes collected in Scotland have risen nearly 50 per cent in just two years according to analysis of the latest...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
House price growth may be slowing but Sottish agency brand DJ Alexander has revealed that it recorded its highest ever sales...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The election of Humza Yousaf as the new leader of the Scottish National Party yesterday was immediately met with concern from...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...
25 March 2023
From: Features
A promise to sell homes for £1 by Scottish Labour has been labelled as a “politically led housing gimmick” by estate...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has increased by 75% in some parts of the country as vendors...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s been a busy week for agency branch openings. Dexters is the latest to unveil new offices in London, opening nine across Blackheath,...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish housing market is at a serious crossroads, a major estate agency brand in the country has warned. Lomond Group-owned agent...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government’s Budget this week is being described as an opportunity to help homebuyers and to make the country an...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The winners of the 2022 allAgents Customer Experience Awards were announced last week. The agency customer feedback website held its second ever...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should be wary of placing a greater financial burden on homeowners in next weeks’s Autumn Statement, an agent...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Agency sale stock has improved by almost 40% in parts of Scotland over the past month, new research claims. Analysis by Scottish...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Scotland may face “serious labour shortages” due to its relatively high property buying taxes compared with in England, a leading agent...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading agent has called on the Scottish government to reduce property taxes rather than freezing rents if it wants to...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Fewer than 20% of Scots homeowners paid more than 83% of all house purchase tax north of the border, according to...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading firm has claimed that the number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has almost halved over the last...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Late last week, Leeds Building Society announced that it would no longer lend on second homes to concentrate on first-time buyers...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agents in Scotland are bucking the sales slowdown trend, Homesearch claims. The property data and prospecting platform, which recently launched north...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Scottish estate and lettings agent Stonehouse has sealed a new partnership deal with Aberdeen Football Club. Stonehouse, an Aberdeen-based sister brand to...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading agent and market commentator says he has identified one part of the UK where the current stock shortage is...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent agency chief is warning that record house prices could lead to a housing bust if lending gets out of...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The Lomond Group, reported over the weekend to be in talks to buy high-end London agency Chestertons, has this morning announced it’s...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
This is a time of year when many people consider buying a pet as a present but for the millions of...
16 December 2020
From: Features
Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier. As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...
15 April 2020
From: Features
A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News
A traditional property agent says critics of Purplebricks underestimate the beneficial impact the firm has had on the UK agency industry. And...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News
A shock prediction from a property management firm suggests that around 10 estate agencies have gone bust every week in Britain...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...
03 August 2019
From: Features
A leading agent has suggested that some parts of the UK would face “a property exodus” if Boris Johnson’s proposals for...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The latest report commissioned by the Labour party to resolve the UK’s housing problems would crash the housing market rather than...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The number of cash buyers in London has recently plummeted by very nearly a fifth - and every other part of...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...
27 February 2019
From: Features
A new property management firm claims that an average of nine estate agencies have gone bust each week since 2010. Apropos -...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News
New build property values are rising at a much greater rate than existing property values according to a study by DJ Alexander. The...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News
A property management company is warning that some areas of the UK could be in line for a price correction this...