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Scotland's housing market is showing promising signs of growth, with the highest level of optimism since early 2022, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

House prices in Scotland have continued to edge upwards, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. A net balance of 30 per cent of surveyors in Scotland reported that house prices increased over the past three months, the eighth consecutive mo

Home sales in Scotland are expected to rise over the next three months despite a falloff in new buyer enquiries during June, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. A net balance of 26 per cent of respondents to the survey in Scotland expect

The number of house sales in Scotland fell flat in April, according to the results of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. The market was seemingly impacted by the slight increase in mortgage rates over the last few weeks but respondents retain a posi

Following a decrease in housing demand and supply in June, Scottish house prices are forecasted to remain largely stable over the next quarter, according to the recent Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. The survey, which collates the views of property experts,

Scottish house prices continued to edge upwards, but some forward-looking indicators softened slightly, according to the April RICS Residential Market Survey.

House prices and home sales activity increased in Scotland according to the December Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. However, respondents anticipate the latest lockdown restrictions, related economic challenges and the end of the Stamp Duty holiday to weigh

Demand remained strong in Scotland’s housing market last month, according to the October 2020 RICS Residential Market Survey. However, key indicators began to ease back from their high levels in September, and sales expectations are muted.

Expectations for activity in the Scottish housing market are improving as more new buyer enquiries are reported by surveyors following lockdown closures. According to the June 2020 RICS Residential Market Survey, a net balance of +17 per cent of survey respondents in Scotland saw a rise in new buyer

RICS has called on the Scottish government for clarity on when the house buying and selling process can restart as it suggested house prices will be four per cent lower when the market reopens. The surveyors' body said it could take 11 months for prices to recover and said the Scottish government sh

The slump in the Scottish housing market looks set to continue as the ongoing Brexit uncertainty takes its toll on buyers, surveyors have warned. The UK Residential Market Survey March 2019 from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said the market was still subdued in March, a picture t