Tag: scottish independence referendum

  • 2014 Review of the Year – Scottish Property Market

    2014 has been quite an eventful year for the Scottish property market! A September referendum on whether or not Scotland should become independent, final details of a new property tax to replace Stamp Duty in Scotland from 1 April 2015, a shock announcement about changes to Stamp Duty in the UK effective from December 2014,…

  • Property Market Update September 2014 – Scottish Independence Referendum Special

    For anyone who doesn’t have Facebook, Twitter, friends, a local newsagent, a town crier or the Internet, there is an outside chance that you will be unaware of the historic vote that took place in Scotland on 18 September. For anyone who has access to just one of the above sources of news, you will…

  • Indy No Vote Will Cause Spike in Scottish Property Prices

    After the announcement of today’s historic result in the Scottish Independence Referendum, with the country voting ‘No’ to an independent Scotland, many Scots will now be asking what the effect of this ‘No’ vote will be on the Scottish property market. In short, I predict that the ‘No’ vote will cause a positive ‘bounce’ in…

  • Is Scottish Independence Referendum Affecting House Prices?

    I was catching-up on property news headlines this morning and came across an article in The Telegraph stating that the upcoming referendum vote was having a negative impact on the Scottish property market. Not only that, it was apparently causing a change in solicitor practice with regards to how they submit offers, with offers now being…

  • Property Market Update August 2014

    With parents across Scotland and shedding a tear after sending their kids off to school for the first time or breathing a quiet sigh of relief that they have some peace a quiet now that the schools are back, property news has continued unabated. Here are the top stories from the past month as well…