Professor Ken Gibb The University of Glasgow is to lead a consortium of nine universities and four non-academic professional bodies in a major new research programme examining the UK’s housing system.
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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
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
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.
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
Glen Wilson The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has worked with Lloyds Banking Group and the Bank of Scotland to establish a real estate lifecycle certification to develop professionals’ understanding of the sector and support the nation’s housebuilders, developers and housing as
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.
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
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
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
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
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
A drop in private and public housebuilding has contributed to a slowdown in Scottish the construction sector as a whole, according to new research published today. The latest UK Construction Market Survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reported that growth in construction wor
Simon Rubinsohn House prices across Scotland have continued to rise following a sustained dip in the supply of new properties coming on to the market, surveyors have reported today.
Mike Basquill After winning most seats in the Scottish parliamentary election, but not a majority, the Scottish National Party (SNP) have decided to form a minority administration. Mike Basquill, UK residential associate director at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) estimates what th