First Mortgage News

On the back of the hugely successful Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme, comes the Help to Buy ISA, helping first time buyers boost savings for their first home. A variety of lenders will be providing the ISA – contact your local branch (via the drop-down menu above) for more information. Eligible participants will be able […]

On Thursday night, the collective squeals of thousands of Scottish businesspeople were heard around the country as George Clooney hit the stage to begin his keynote presentation for the Scottish Business Awards 2015. Yes, even the men. In an unprecedented evening of awe, laughter, accolades, nerves and outstanding generosity, the 2100-strong audience showed the true […]

The Scottish Government recently announced a new shared equity scheme to help homebuyers to get on the property ladder. Focusing on new-build homes, £195 million will be spent over the next three years to help around 6,500 households buy a home. The scheme will focus on affordable homes, whereby eligible recipients will receive an equity loan […]

Scotland doubles sales of million pound homes Sales for homes valued at over one million pounds have nearly doubled in Scotland this year, with Edinburgh more than doubling the number of high-value properties sold in the first six months of 2015. Between them, a huge 111 top-end properties were sold this year, with the vast majority of […]

For the first time, the average house price in the UK has jumped to over £196,000 in October, with month-on-month property values increasing by 0.6% across the country. According to October reports from Nationwide Building Society, house prices are up 3.9% from the previous year, increasing from the 3.8% annual growth observed in September. Chief […]

Edinburgh is fast becoming known as Scotland’s home of the million pound property after reports were released showing that sales for homes of at least 1 million pounds have more than doubled this year. Up from 43 for the same period last year, a staggering 111 properties fetching £1m or more were sold in the […]