17/07/2010
By Jeff Salway
THE cost of renting flats in Glasgow and Edinburgh has jumped in the past three months as would-be buyers delay taking a step onto the property ladder.
15/07/2010
Rents in affluent areas of Edinburgh are shooting up thanks to the growing number of wealthy professionals without mortgages.
14/07/2010
DAVID ALEXANDER
Tackling government debt north and south of the Border can be likened to the different ways people approach a dip in the sea..
07/07/2010
Houses and flats for private rent in Edinburgh’s New Town are being scooped up by cash-rich young professionals filling employment vacancies in the city.
07/07/2010
Average cost of private rented housing, Apl/Jun 2010
25/06/2010
By CLAIRE SMITH
FLATS in the most sought-after areas of Scotland can cost almost three times as much to rent as those in less popular areas, according to a survey of rentals across the country.
23/06/2010
By SIMON BAIN. Capital Gains Tax rises today to 28% for higher-rate taxpayers, but the rise is less than feared and basic rate taxpayers will still pay 18%.
19/06/2010
By Simon Bain. Consumer confidence is crumbling even before the chancellor stands up on Tuesday to spell out the reality of “deficit reduction” in his emergency Budget, according to a new report.
17/06/2010
BY DAVID ALEXANDER. A somewhat strange court case in Aberdeen has turned the spotlight back onto one of the most controversial pieces of housing legislation of recent years - Houses of Multiple Occupation, or HMO.
03/06/2010
Time running out for those hoping to avoid hike in CGT
29/05/2010
By JEFF SALWAY
SCOTTISH investors are scrambling to sell their assets to escape an expected hike in capital gains tax (CGT), according to financial advisers and property companies.
IFAs in particular are being bombarded with calls from clients worried about the impact of an increase in the rate of CGT of up to 50 per cent.
20/05/2010
39 Inverleith Row in Edinburgh
16/05/2010
HOME ECONOMICS - Tim Dawson
10/05/2010
RENTING flats in Edinburgh is cheaper than in Glasgow, according to a new rental price monitor.
05/05/2010
Scottish letting agency D J Alexander has launched a Rental Monitor that aims to clarify the cost of private rented housing in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
30/04/2010
By David Alexander. ONE of the most successful pieces of legislation of modern times was entitling council tenants to buy their homes.
24/04/2010
By Jeff Salway
A LEADING Scottish letting agent has launched a price tracker monitoring the cost of rental property in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
21/04/2010
Edinburgh and Glasgow figures revealed in groundbreaking analysis
21/04/2010
Average cost of private rented housing, Jan/Mar 2010
27/03/2010
By JEFF SALWAY
DEMAND is growing for longer-term rental tenancies as would-be buyers are forced by the continued shortage of mortgages to put their home ownership dreams on hold.
27/02/2010
On 22 February, The Scotsman reported on a move by Strathclyde Police to crack down on criminals – mainly illegal immigrants - who take on tenancies of residential properties and then use them for growing cannabis, and on the force’s appeal to insurers to make the owners liable for any damage – something that could leave landlords facing huge bills if they allow their properties to fall into the wrong hands.
22/02/2010
By Jeff Salway , Personal Finance Editor.
PROSPECTS of a housing market recovery remain distant as potential buyers are forced by a sluggish lending market to continue renting, property experts have claimed.
07/02/2010
Would-be buyers and sellers are turning to renting and tenancies as a way to move on, writes TIM DAWSON
28/01/2010
RICHARD GARGARO
If the Arctic-like conditions that hit Scotland during December and the early part of January did any good, it was to emphasise just how important maintenance is to keeping the home properly functioning.
25/01/2010
By STEWART McINTOSH. Two things drive the property market - liquidity and confidence. Which is a pity, since hope for a continuing recovery in the residential market could be dashed this year due to would-be buyers struggling to find the funds to purchase what they want and need. Meanwhile, others who do have the liquidity are afraid to dip their toe into the market for fear that values still have further to fall.
16/01/2010
DAVID ALEXANDER.
With thousands of recently built flats across Britain having been repossessed during 2009 and many of the surviving landlords who rushed into ‘buy to let’ deep in negative equity, it might seem that only the brave will dare to venture into residential property investment in the next 12 months.
14/01/2010
DJ ALEXANDER QUARTERLY UPDATE
03/01/2010
By Rosemary Gallagher.
SALES of residential property failed to recover in 2009 but the year ended on a high note for the rental sector, according to the owner of Scotland's largest independent letting agency.