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The cost of privately renting a home in the UK is set to increase as landlords pull out of the sector in the coming year, surveyors have warned. The August residential market survey conducted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has found that nearly two-thirds of surveyors expect

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Workloads have slowed across most sectors of the construction industry in Scotland with private commercial and the public housing sectors seeing the most significant easing, surveyors have reported. According to the Q2 2017 UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey from the Royal Institution

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Scotland’s land, property and construction sectors must collaborate more effectively to help end rising homelessness and deliver more affordable homes, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said today. The professional body is asking those who work in the industry to pledge their

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A shortage of supply of homes to buy in Scotland has continued to cause affordability challenges, according to a new survey. The January 2017 UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) revealed that 30% of respondents reported a rise in house prices than a

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Jeremy Blackburn Older homeowners looking to downsize should not have to pay the Scottish Government’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) on their purchase in a bid to free up homes for younger buyers and re-energise the country’s flagging property market, housing experts have claimed.

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House prices in Scotland continued to go up last month with further increases expected over the next three months, surveyors have reported. The December Residential Market Survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that 32 per cent more chartered surveyors reporting a rise r

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Jeremy Blackburn The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has praised the Scottish Government for “taking the lead” in providing the reassurance needed to tackle the country’s chronic housing shortage and infrastructure deficit.

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House sales in Scotland will continue a downward trend into 2017 due to a lack of stock while prices are expected to rise over the next three months, surveyors have suggested. The November RICS Residential Market Survey found that while the number of prospective buyers in the Scottish housing market

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Scottish house prices have maintained their upward projection as the number of new properties on the market continued to fall, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have said. The organisation’s October RICS UK Residential Market Survey found that while the number of potential buyers

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The Scottish construction sector is experiencing post-EU referendum stagnation as financial constraints and lack of investment continue to weigh on growth, according to a new survey. Results of the latest Construction Market Survey, published today by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RI

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The sustained shortage of stock on the market has caused house prices in Scotland to continue to rise with further increases expected, surveyors have said today. The August 2016 UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that 17 per cent more responde

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Scottish house prices edged up only slightly during July with surveyors predicting homes to decrease in value in the near future. The latest UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that just 8 per cent more surveyors reporting a rise rather than fa

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