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On the week that featured ‘Blue Monday’, the local property market was anything but blue. After a few busy weeks of market activity, Neilsons reflect on what’s been happening with local seller a...
Welcome to 2023! After several years of rapid changes in an ever-evolving Edinburgh and Lothians property market and unprecedented levels of demand, the market has been reported by some to be settling...
In the four years preceding 2022, an average of 12.4% of properties sold through the ESPC, (the majority of properties sold in Edinburgh & the Lothians), were advertised for sale at a Fixed Price....
The Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre (ESPC) became a local institution from its inception in 1971. It is a membership organisation made up exclusively of Solicitor Estate Agents, primarily for the...
Whilst we’ve enjoyed a mild Autumn so far this year, as we move in to the winter months, with energy prices at an all-time high, homeowners and movers are seeking ways to make their properties as en...
The Bank of England announced an increase to the base rate today (3rd November 2022) of 0.75% meaning that the base rate now stands at 3%. This was a move anticipated by many economists as the bank st...
You’d be hard pushed to be a resident of central Edinburgh and not have heard some horror story about Airbnb-type short term lets from those that make the city centre and surrounding areas their hom...
It has been a busy few weeks economically and politically to say the least! What has been the impact on the local property market in Edinburgh and the Lothians? Let’s quickly recap… *That*...
What a week! Our firm was established in 1977 so this is not the first time that we find ourselves working against the backdrop of economic uncertainty. Over the decades, Neilsons have faced down a nu...
Despite negative press headlines and posts on public Facebook forums suggesting impending doom and gloom in the market, the Midlothian property market – like the rest of East Central Scotland – co...
