House prices in Scotland are expected to rise amid a fall in buyer demand, according to the latest Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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Scottish house prices continued to edge upwards, but some forward-looking indicators softened slightly, according to the April RICS Residential MarketSurvey.
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Construction market activity continues to rise in Scotland despite rising material costs and ongoing skill shortages but the sector doesn’t expect to make a profit this year, the Q1 2022 RICS UK Construction and Infrastructure Monitor has revealed.
New buyer enquiries in Scotland’s housing market are not yet translating into increased sales activity due to the lack of supply of properties to the market, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. A net balance of 29% of respondents in Scotland said that there was an increase
Housing association tenants of long leasehold flats and the service charges they pay are to be included for the first time under a revised service charge residential management code.
The Chancellor’s decision to slash VAT to 0% on home energy saving measures has been broadly welcomed by contractors and trade bodies, though calls remain for the UK Government to support and incentivise people in undertaking retrofitting and other projects through further public support and i
The housing market in Scotland is facing an imbalance between demand and supply which is impacting on sales and pushing up prices, the most recent RICS Residential Market Survey has suggested.
Surveyors in Scotland reported more prospective home buyers in January, a sign that soon-to-be buyers aren’t suffering from the winter blues, however, this came before the most recent rise in interest rates, according to the latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Charte
A continued shortage of new properties being listed for sale, despite a rise in new buyer enquiries, is still preventing a pick-up in sales volumes and house prices continue to increase, according to the December 2021 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
The UK housing market saw another month of declining new listings, which may frustrate the growing number of prospective buyers, according to the latest UK Residential Market Survey published today by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
An international coalition of construction experts has published the world’s first universal standard for reporting carbon dioxide emissions used in the building and lifecycle of structures – also known as ‘embodied and operational carbon’ within the industry.
A lack of new properties being listed for sale continues to drive house prices up, while most new buyers don’t factor in energy efficiency in their purchase, according to the October 2021 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
Supply chain disruption, material price inflation and a shortage of skilled labour continued to intensify during the third quarter of 2021, which could challenge strong workloads led by new infrastructure schemes underway across the United Kingdom, according to a survey by the Royal Institution of C