Changing equity release motivations in Scotland
The pandemic and ensuing lockdown forced many of us to adopt a back to basics approach to everyday life, a shift which has transcended to many people’s financial motivations too. For people choosing to release equity from their homes in 2020, different reasons emerged for doing so during the pandemic as a direct result of […]
Scottish property boom – the 3D effect
The reopening of the Scottish property market on 29 June has caused a post-lockdown housing boom, with homes in Glasgow and Edinburgh selling faster than anywhere else in the UK. According to Zoopla1, Glasgow properties sold within just 16 days between 13 May and 13 August this year, with Edinburgh hot on its heels at […]
Mortgage market recovery in Scotland
At the height of lockdown, dire predictions of economic disaster, huge job losses and a deep property market slump were relentless. It seemed there was no good news to be found. While uncertainty still prevails, sparks of hope are beginning to creep in. The July Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors […]
‘Astonishing’ recovery for mortgage market
At the height of lockdown, dire predictions of economic disaster, huge job losses and a deep property market slump were relentless. It seemed there was no good news to be found. While uncertainty still prevails, sparks of hope are beginning to creep in, though infection rates started to rise in early September. New data from […]