House prices in Scotland are holding up as a result of growing demand and a lack of supply of homes, according to Scottish surveyors.
The findings by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) are in contrast to other parts of the UK, especially London, where both sales and new buyer demand fell sharply.
Rics said demand for new homes in Scotland grew in July. It noted that more surveyors reported a growth in new buyer inquiries.
The number of homes coming onto the market also increased in July, with 8% of respondents reporting an increase in new instructions,
Symonds & Sampson’s auction at the Digby Hall, Sherborne, on 31 July was a huge success with red hot prices on a very warm day.
Mark Lewis explains, “We had properties on offer in 5 counties, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire and had a terrific response to the advertising including coverage at The London Office.”
Land at East Knoyle which had been planted as woodland with a building was sold prior to the auction at £14,000 per acre whilst 9 acres of land at Hazelbury Bryan sold for £7,900 per acre. Further land at Milton on Stour, Gillingham, sold for £10,000 per acre.
People buying a home in the last year typically spent just 33 minutes looking around the property before making what is likely to be one of the most expensive purchase decisions of their lives, according to a survey, by Aviva.
The commissioned research among 4,000 home owners, suggested that the recent strong competition seen in the housing market is forcing some buyers to make "snap decisions", with one in four (24%) of home owners saying they only made one viewing before they decided to buy.
The average amount of time that people who had bought their property six to 10 years ago estimated
Award-winning brand Auction House has been joined by South and West of England based auctioneer Symonds & Sampson, increasing the company’s total number of auction rooms nationwide to 40.
Symonds & Sampson were first established in 1858 and have been recognised as the leading firm of auctioneers in the region for a number of years (EIG statistics). The new Auction House Symonds & Sampson region will stretch from East Devon, throughout Dorset and South Somerset to Wiltshire and down to the borders of the New Forest and Hampshire.
Auction House Founding Director Roger Lake said: “We are
The property which features heavily in the television comedy series Gavin and Stacey is up for sale for £125,000.
The two double bedroom home at 47 Trinity Street, Barry, has views across the Old Docks and Barry Island and has previously been a popular part of the town’s tour celebrating the programme.
Fans will be familiar with the house in Trinity Street, Barry, as the place where Stacey’s mother Gwen served up her famous omelettes. Pensioner Doris lived next door and Stacey’s uncle Bryn - played by comedian Rob Brydon - lived opposite.
The performance of Northern Ireland's housing market between April and June was at its strongest level since 2007, according to findings contained in the latest University of Ulster quarterly house price index. The average house cost £139,720, up 6.9% on the same period last year and 1.4% higher than the first quarter.
Researchers said rises in transaction levels and prices suggested "a significant shift in market sentiment", whilst the report suggests sales values "still reflected an affordable price structure in Northern Ireland".
While the overall price growth was reflected across several
A three bedroom end of terrace house in Hillingdon near Uxbridge which needs total renovation has sold through Auction House London for an unexpected 56% above its guide price, at £390,000.
The house, which had an original guide price of £250,000, drew large crowds of buyers to the auction on Wednesday 30 July 2014, no doubt drawn by the potential to extend and increase its value for a new owner. The property in Victoria Avenue stands on the largest plot in the road and already has planning permission in place for a two storey extension at the side.
A tiny wooden hut where one of Britain's best-loved nature authors penned some of his greatest works has become one of the smallest buildings to achieve listed status.
Henry William Williamson built the remote moorland cabin in 1929 with the profits from his most famous book, Tarka The Otter.
The naturalist and prolific writer spent up to 15 hours a day inside the one-room hideaway close to the pretty village of Georgeham near Woolacomb, Devon.
Local historian Philip Milton urged planners to protect the building after it was sold at auction for an “extraordinary” six-figure sum in May
Just a quick note to remind you that although many of the property auctioneers catch their breath this month, there are a few auctions taking place, and all those catalogues will be on-line as soon as they're released.
The September catalogues will start to be released from 11th August onwards - if you're a member, you can check out the UK Auction List auction calendar which has been updated with all the latest future auction dates - right through to October!
And in the meantime, check out all the unsold lots from the auctions to see if there's
A Grade II-listed country house in Horsham, West Sussex, recently vacated by pop star Adele has been placed on the market for £6 million, according to Rightmove.
The singer rented the 20,000 square foot mansion set in 25 acres of grounds, between February 2012 and mid-2013 for around £15,000 a month.
The house is being sold by estate agents Strutt & Parker and boasts ten bedrooms, seven en-suite bathrooms, five reception rooms, two swimming pools, a tennis court and a helicopter pad. In all, the house is nearly 20,000 sq ft and includes a hallway with a Jacobean style carved staircase and an
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