HOUSE prices

Paul Hilton, CEO of ESPC.

Are first-time buyers leaving the Capital in order to afford property?

Purplebricks can carry out virtual valuations, without having to send someone to your house - we found out how it works by putting it to the test

I tried a Purplebricks virtual valuation – and I was surprised by it

Leith has overtaken Corstorphine as Edinburgh’s most popular place to live. The survey found 12.2% chose to move to Leith last year, marking a 2.3% increase since 2024. Data found the average house price was £270,772 and average monthly rent was £1,288.

The 10 most popular areas to move to in Edinburgh

The neighbourhoods across Scotland where house prices have risen fastest since 2020 have been revealed

The 14 Scottish neighbourhoods where house prices are rising fastest

Homebuyers have named their biggest property turn-offs, which could see them cut their offer on your house by 15% or more

The major turn-off that could cost you £40,000 when selling your house

These are five of the UK's best affordable property hotspots, including one area where the average house price is below £100,000

Five of the UK's most affordable property hotspots

The UK's best commuter towns for 2025 have been named

The 14 best commuter towns in the UK

The cost of new-build homes has soared by nearly a third in the last year

Why prices for one type of house are soaring

The average UK home is now worth £269,000 following the 3.9% rise over the last 12 months

Edinburgh homes soar £22,000 in a year

The areas of Scotland where house prices are rising fastest have been revealed

The 13 areas of Scotland where house prices are rising fastest

These are some of the UK cities where house prices are rising fastest, according to the latest figures from Zoopla

The 12 UK cities where house prices are rising fastest

These are some of the UK's cheapest 'underrated' property hotspots, according to Sell House Fast

The most underrated property hotspots with the cheapest house prices

New mortgage rules could help first-time buyers borrow up to £26,000 more, but they are expected to increase house prices

New mortgage rules explained, including how much you can now borrow

These are some of the areas of Scotland where house prices are rising fastest, by up to 18.2 per cent a year

The 9 places in Scotland where houses prices are rising fastest

House prices increased slightly in May.

House prices up, Dr Martens eyes revival and UK boosts arms factories

Prices in some parts of the UK, like North East Derbyshire, have soared, while in some of London's poshest neighbourhoods, including Kensington and Chelsea, they have plummeted

The big house price winners and losers
House prices in one area have soared by 18 per cent, while elsewhere they have plummeted by up to 21 per cent
Robert Cumber

Properties in Scotland are now worth on average £185,939

Edinburgh homes soar by £17,000 in a year

These are some of the most affordable towns for families across Britain, based on the number of views per three-bedroom home on Zoopla

The most popular affordable towns for families in Britain

Aston Martin is limiting US imports amid the US tariffs battle.

UK firms might be forced to accept cash to "protect vulnerable"

You may think you'll only ever be able to afford a Monopoly property, but there are steps you can take to get on the housing ladder sooner

7 ways to help yourself get on the property ladder faster

Edinburgh ranked as the most sustainable UK city

Ad Feature The UK’s most ‘eco-friendly’ cities revealed

(Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

New calculator shows how much house prices have gone up in your area

People look at residential properties displayed for sale in the window of an estate agents' in London (Photo: ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Expert tips for first-time homebuyers as mortgages jump 61% in 5 years

Affordability concerns are prompting first-time buyers to consider moving more than 30 miles from their preferred location

First-time buyers prepared to move more than 30 miles

Project Peter Pan

'You £800 per month for a room without a window'

Martin would love to find a place for his young family to call their own

'I'm a dad and I worry we'll never have a home to call our own'

Edinburgh has been named the UK's worst commuter city. Image: Getty

Edinburgh named UK's worst commuter city
Scotland's capital is the worst of the UK's 30 most populous cities, according to a study.
Jamie Saunderson

A street view of West Town - the developers want to create a 'walk-around village feel'.

Affordable homes must be key to West Town development - Susan Dalgety

Nationwide's House Price Index for August 2023 concluded a "further softening in the annual rate of house price growth" - Credit: Adobe

Breaking House prices wobble - making homes more affordable for wannabe owners

The top ten ‘most affordable’ places to buy a house in the UK have been revealed in new research by Halifax.

Revealed: Top 10 most affordable places to buy a home in the UK

Surging house prices and pension values have largely benefited older generations with many young people locked out of home ownership altogether, according to the Resolution Foundation.

House prices could fall by 25% in ‘new normal’ for homeowners

The housing market could be hit by higher interest rates according to Nationwide – after house prices in the year to May fell.

Nationwide warns housing market could be hit by higher interest rates

Are Edinburgh house prices rising or falling? Latest data from the ONS (Photos: Getty Images)

Check if Edinburgh house prices rising or falling with our interactive tool

UK train stations increasing property prices the most - see the list

UK housing market 2023: Property price growth continues to decline

Halifax reveals towns & cities with biggest property price increases

New research has revealed the UK areas where house prices have increased - and dropped - the most in the past 10 years.

The UK areas where house prices have increased the most since 2012

House prices remained steady in Falkirk in July, but rose slightly in West Lothian, new figures show.

House prices increase slightly in West Lothian and hold steady in Falkirk

House prices on the rise

File photo dated 27/07/21 of a view of houses in Thamesmead, south east London, as the average UK house price increased by 12.8% annually in May, up from 11.9% in April, the Office for National Statistics said.

House prices rise by 11.2 per cent in Scotland

The average selling price of property in Midlothian increased 5.2% year-on-year during March 2022-May 2022.

House prices on the rise in Midlothian

Edinburgh is the least affordable place to buy a house in Scotland

House prices soaring in Edinburgh - your views online

Borrowers will not be as heavily scrutinised by mortgage lenders under new Bank of England rules (image: Getty Images)

What new UK mortgage affordability test rules could mean for you

Lorna Slater (Green)

Think global, act local, vote Green on May 5 - Lorna Slater

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House prices increase in West Lothian and Falkirk council areas

ESPC House Price Report Nov 21-Jan 22. Pic: Hamish Campbell.

House prices continue to rise, but number of sales and properties coming to mark...

Revealed: these are the top 20 property hotspots and coldspots of 2021

Edinburgh remains the most expensive place to buy a home in Scotland with an average price of £293,406, up £19,160 (7%) on 2020.

Edinburgh is the most expensive place to buy a home in Scotland

Did your area make the top 10?

The areas where house prices have most increased

House prices have risen rapidly as lockdown has eased. (Photo: Shutterstock)

House prices are at an all-time high due to coronavirus - this is why

House prices are forecast to soar in Scotland - but there's a catch. Picture: Jane Barlow

House prices set to soar in Scotland (if Brexit doesn’t go wrong) – Helen Martin

House prices in Edinburgh and Lothians soar again during summer

Sean McMillan believes that booming property prices will level off

Sean McMillan: Light at the end of the tunnel for young house buyers

Around 1.8 million families with children currently rent their homes because they cannot afford to get on the property ladder (Photo: Shutterstock)

A third of British young people will never be able to buy a home

Young adults with middle incomes are now less likely to own their own home than ever before (Photo: Shutterstock)

Young adults with middle incomes are now the least likely to own property

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