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Buying a Property in 2023? Here’s What You Need to

Buying a Property in 2023? Here’s What You Need to Know

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre on 9th Feb 2023

In this quick read, we look at three reasons why buying a property this year is still a good idea and why it’s important to stay positive.

If 2023 was the year you were going to buy a new home, it’s fair...

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Additional Dwelling Supplement increased in Scotla

Additional Dwelling Supplement increased in Scotland

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) increases from 4% to 6% on additional properties

From today, 16 December, the Scottish Government has raised the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) from 4% to...

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Are Mortgage Overpayments Good or Bad?

Are Mortgage Overpayments Good or Bad?

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

In this four-minute read, we explain the ins and outs of overpayments.

Mortgages are dull. Let’s be honest. They’re huge commitments, they’re complicated to arrange and in the current climate, it’s...

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How to Maximise your Budget and Buy Your Dream Hom

How to Maximise your Budget and Buy Your Dream Home

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

In this quick read, we look at ways to maximise your budget and get the home you’ve always wanted.

Buying a home comes with a lot of dreams, needs and wants, but there’s another consideration, too –...

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Six Tips on Finding a Good Lawyer for Scottish Buy

Six Tips on Finding a Good Lawyer for Scottish Buyers and Sellers

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

To prevent your property deal from progressing at a snail’s pace – or falling through altogether – you’ll need a good lawyer. Here’s how to find one.

Once you’ve agreed a deal to sell or buy a...

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These Mistakes Could Lose You Your Dream Property

These Mistakes Could Lose You Your Dream Property

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

In this quick read, we look at ways that buyers can avoid losing the race towards purchasing their dream property.

If you’re looking for a new home, time is of the essence. The market is competitive, it...

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Freeholds and Leaseholds Made Simple

Freeholds and Leaseholds Made Simple

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

This quick read explains what Freehold and Leasehold means and why they are important.

If you’re new to the property market, learning the lingo is essential. There are lots of legal and financial terms you...

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Property Shows We Love to Watch

Property Shows We Love to Watch

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

In this quick read, we look at some firm favourites and why they’re so good.

Hands up if you’ve ever lost a couple of hours sitting on the sofa watching a property show? Whether it’s a 30-minute fix or...

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Making Mortgages Easier to Understand

Making Mortgages Easier to Understand

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

In this quick read, we demystify mortgages and explain some of the jargon you might come across.

If you’re new to mortgages, you’ll be forgiven for feeling a little bit overwhelmed. There’s a lot to...

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Four Things to Consider When Buying a ‘Doer-Upper’

Four Things to Consider When Buying a ‘Doer-Upper’ in Scotland

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

When searching for a new home, do you scroll past properties that look a little worse for wear? You know the ones, where the carpet hasn’t been changed since the 70s and the floral wallpaper is curling off the...

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Quick Tips for First-Time Buyers

Quick Tips for First-Time Buyers

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

We look at the steps that First Time Buyers should consider when trying to buy

Taking that first step on the property ladder is simultaneously exciting and terrifying. No matter how old you are, buying your...

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What’s a Green Mortgage and How Do You Get One

What’s a Green Mortgage and How Do You Get One

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

In this article we look at the benefits of a Green Mortgage and how to get one.

If you’re taking out a new mortgage or about to refinance your property, have you considered a green mortgage? No? Never heard...

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Coming Soon - "Treeburn", Lower Whitecraigs

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Have a sneak peek of this extended bungalow coming soon for sale on Woodvale Avenue, Lower Whitecraigs.

Enjoy the HD video tour of "Treeburn" - a succesfully extended bungalow on Woodvale Avenue, Whitecraigs....

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The Bank of Mum and Dad Comes to the Rescue

The Bank of Mum and Dad Comes to the Rescue

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

This two-minute read looks at parents’ integral role in helping young people get on the property ladder.

There’s one financial institution that never seems to go out of fashion, and that’s the dear old...

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Price Change - 56 Boydstone Path, Glasgow, G43

Price Change - 56 Boydstone Path, Glasgow, G43

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Offers Over £185,000 - 3 Bedroom Mid-Terrace Modern Family Home

56 Boydstone Path, Glasgow, G43
Offers Over £185,000 - Home Report £210,000
A wonderful and beautifully maintained...

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Stunning tenement in Dundrennan Road, Battlefield

Stunning tenement in Dundrennan Road, Battlefield

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

New to the market - 1 bed flat with dining kitchen

We all love a Glasgow tenement close! And this has to be one of the finest examples in Battlefield. Check out the tiled floor entrance and original tiling to...

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Conveyancing Scam Warning for Buyers and Sellers i

Conveyancing Scam Warning for Buyers and Sellers in Scotland

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Devious fraudsters are hacking the emails of buyers and sellers, sometimes with devastating consequences. A two-minute read.

Hackers and cyber fraudsters went to town in the UK last year, swindling £1.3...

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New to Market - Stylish Battlefield Flat

New to Market - Stylish Battlefield Flat

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Two bedroom flat now available on Lochleven Road.

120 Lochleven Road, Battlefield, G42
Offers Over £139,000 (Home Report £150,000)
Stylish and immaculately presented two bedroom...

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Things to Consider Before Buying a New-Build in Sc

Things to Consider Before Buying a New-Build in Scotland

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

In this two-minute read, we explore the pitfalls of buying a new-build property.

So, you’re thinking about buying a new-build. You’ve fallen in love with the area and the idea of a brand-new home, but is...

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Advantages of Buying a New-Build Home

Advantages of Buying a New-Build Home

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

In this two-minute read, we look at the advantages of buying a new-build home.

When you visit a show home, it’s easy to imagine yourself sitting at the beautifully laid table, sinking back into the comfy...

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The Art of Compromise – What Buyers and Sellers Ne

The Art of Compromise – What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

This two-minute read looks at the, sometimes inevitable, part compromise plays in many property transactions.

When it comes to buying a home, there’s a word that buyers don’t like to hear, but it really...

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How our Heads Up Property Alerts help you…

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Find out about our latest properties coming soon before Rightmove and Zoopla!

Ever missed out on the perfect property just because you heard about it too late, or the Estate Agent never told you about it as...

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Market update from our Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Ar

Market update from our Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Argyll branches

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

October 2021 market update and highlights

Before we look at the most up to date stats and outlook from this month’s UK House Price Index, here is what our agents are seeing locally from our branches in...

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Market update from our Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Ar

Market update from our Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Argyll branches

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

July 2021 market update and highlights

We look back on another busy month for our branches and highlight some of the sales for July, as well as look at the stats for the property market in general and what...

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Market update from our Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Ar

Market update from our Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Argyll branches

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

June 2021 market update and highlights

Scotland have gone crashing out the Euro’s, lasting about as long as it can take to sell your home at the moment! Historically, major sporting events such as the...

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All the latest property news from our branches in

All the latest property news from our branches in Glasgow, Lanarkshire & Argyll

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

May 2021 market update and highlights

As most of the country enjoys the benefits of moving to Level 2, the guidance for our industry remains relatively unchanged. Rightly so, it’s safety first and our...

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Market update from our Glasgow and Argyll branches

Market update from our Glasgow and Argyll branches

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

All the latest property news from our branches based in Shawlands, Cardonald and Dunoon.

As the country enjoys the further easing of lockdown restrictions, its great to see our local communities busy again...

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Southside update from the Shawlands branch

Southside update from the Shawlands branch

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

As we reach the end of the first quarter of 2021 and pass the anniversary of ‘Lockdown 1’, all signs are pointing to a busy few months ahead for the property market in the southside of Glasgow.

The clocks...

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Shared Ownership vs. Help to Buy

Shared Ownership vs. Help to Buy

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

These are two schemes that are aimed at helping people get onto the property ladder. They are available to those that would not otherwise be able to purchase a house on the open market. However, many people get...

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2021: the year of the smart home purchase

2021: the year of the smart home purchase

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Struggling to find the right home? Don’t forget the golden rules of the property game…

If you snooze you lose

Trying to call the bottom market with any degree of certainty is a gamble...

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