British house prices dropped unexpectedly last month for the first time since March although they finished the year higher than in December 2023, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Tuesday.

Investment volumes in Scotland’s commercial property market bounced back last year, up 30% on the previous 12 months, as interest rates began to fall and a decisive election result boosted the UK’s status as a safe haven.

Zoopla, the leading residential property software, data, and insight company has released its insights into the local residential market.

Figures released have shown that during November there were 114 company insolvencies registered in Scotland, 5% higher year-on-year.

Inverclyde Council is undertaking a survey of private landlords across Inverclyde.

Short-term lets (STLs) contribute positively to Scotland’s economy, generating almost £1 billion in gross value added (GVA) and supporting nearly 30,000 jobs, according to BiGGAR Economics.

The average cost of renting a newly let UK home is now £3,240 higher than at the end of the pandemic lockdowns, after three years of rental increases outstripping rises in earnings, research shows.

Zoopla, the leading residential property software, data, and insight company has released its insights into the local residential market.

House prices grew at the fastest annual pace for two years in November, according to the latest survey from Nationwide.

Enquiries from prospective homebuyers and newly agreed home sales in Scotland have risen at their fastest rate in several years, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Inverclyde has seen the biggest rise in cash property purchases anywhere in the UK in the space of a decade, according to new figures – with more than half of all properties for sale purchased outright last year.

Actions to help planning authorities will increase the speed of approvals, deliver more new homes and grow the number of planners.

The average UK house price reached a record high last month, according to Halifax.

Zoopla, the leading residential property software, data, and insight company has released its insights into the local residential market.

Home sales will "jump" at the beginning of next year as people try to buy before the rise in stamp duty, one of the UK's biggest lenders has predicted.

Rent increases in Scotland could be tied to inflation under fresh proposals put forward by the Scottish government.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to increase capital gains tax (CGT) on the sale of shares and other assets, but will leave the rate on second homes and buy-to-let properties unchanged

The average price of a property in Scotland has hit a record £200,000 in August 2024, a 5.4% year-on-year increase, according to the latest UK House Price Index data.

Landlords in the UK appear to be selling up in record numbers, according to property website Rightmove, possibly driven by fears of a rise in capital gains tax (CGT) in this month’s budget.

The average UK house price came close to reaching a record high last month as falling mortgage rates helped to boost confidence among buyers, according to Halifax.