Drip, drip, drop, little April shower. Well, it's been less of a shower and more of a deluge both out of the Scottish clouds and also in the Scottish property market this past month.

So, what's been happening in the Scottish property market this month? Well, if that's the question you're asking, you're in the right place. If it's not the question you're asking, you could perhaps just read this anyway and then have a wee look on Wikipedia for the answer to your other question...?

It's coming to the end of March and we really are full of the joys of spring! The hottest day on record for March, several days of sunshine...it's hard not to be optimistic in this kind of weather. The only thing to worried about is that we are peaking too soon!

So what's been happening in the Scottish property market this month? There has been good news coming out of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors about the health of the property market across the UK. We have also had the Budget for 2012 which contained some property-related provisions that affect some property buyers and sellers, particularly toward the top end of the market. And we have seen very healthy activity levels, both in terms of sales and purchases within our own office. So let's cover all of those areas below...