Property-development and investment company, MRP has reached a major development milestone at 60 Morrison Street in Edinburgh city centre, confirming a pre-let agreement with Dalata Hotel Group for a new 256-bedroom, four-star Clayton Hotel, securing development funding from AIB and commencing construction of the £95m scheme. The development will deliver Dalata's second Clayton Hotel in Edinburgh, further strengthening the group's presence in one of the UK's strongest hotel m

Admiral’s House in North Queensferry is set to go under the hammer at Shepherd Commercial Property Auctions on Thursday 20 August at 2.30pm, with a guide price of £300,000. Admirals House comprises a dilapidated B-listed part-single and part two-storey structure. The property was originally built in 1829 and remodelled around 1916. The property remained the residence of the Rosyth Naval Commander until 1996, when it was handed over to the Scottish Executive. Situated in a

North Berwick accounts for around two in every five higher-value sales across key East Lothian markets, according to new research. The figures show North Berwick is the centre of East Lothian’s thriving prime-property market with four in 10 sales in the town achieving more than £500,000 and 7.5 per cent selling for £1m and above. The research, produced for property consultancy Fyndd by data firm HomeBench, analysed 733 sales recorded between June 2025 and May 2026 across East

Sponsored The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders reveals continuing signs of regional divergence, according to ESPC’s house-price report covering May-July. The report found that average selling prices increased by 2.7 per cent annually across the regions, to £296,298. In East Fife, the average sale price rose 5.4 per cent, while East and West Lothian experienced increases of 8.2 per cent and 9.5 per cent respectively, indicating rising intere

Edinburgh homeowners are invited to discover how to plan a successful renovation with expert advice from local specialists. The event, on Thursday 10 September at 6pm, takes place at the Caledonian Hotel, hosted by home designer, Sarah Maguire. The evening will bring together a panel of experienced property professionals for an informative discussion designed to help homeowners approach renovations with greater confidence, clarity and inspiration. As well as Sarah, the othe

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is bringing to market a standalone industrial unit with office accommodation in Coatbridge. Located 10 miles east of Glasgow and 35 miles west of Edinburgh, within north Lanarkshire, Coatbridge benefits from strong transport links, with the M8 motorway nearby, offering connectivity to Glasgow city centre, Edinburgh and Scotland’s wider motorway network. Whifflet train station is located half a mile from the property, providing frequent services to

Prime Angus woodland that was once part of an historic estate and includes several interesting archaeological features has been launched for sale, as the forestry market is boosted by an increase in investor demand. The launch of the Panmure Woodlands near Carnoustie is one of six prime forestry and woodland properties worth a combined total of £9.8m to be launched to the market by GOLDCREST Land & Forestry Group in recent weeks. It comes as the selling agent reports a pronou

David Wilson Homes East Scotland, part of Barratt Redrow, has launched a nationwide search to find the most imaginative young designer in Scotland. The housebuilder’s ‘Built by Imagination’ initiative is open to primary-school-aged children, inviting them to put their creativity to the test this summer by redesigning a room inside one of the housebuilder's four-bedroom family homes. Children aged five to 12 are being asked to pick up their pencils and draw how they would tran

Octopus Capital, a specialist real-estate investor, has officially opened its first Scottish affordable-housing development at The Pines in Wallyford, East Lothian. This marks two significant milestones for the company: its first development in Scotland, and its 1,000th affordable home delivered through the Octopus Affordable Housing Fund (OAHF). The OAHF deploys long-term capital to accelerate the delivery of affordable homes across the UK. Octopus Capital says it is among

New figures suggest East Lothian has pulled ahead of Fife as Scotland’s leading golf property market, as the Genesis Scottish Open returns to The Renaissance Club this week (9–13 July). More homes were sold in East Lothian’s prime golf locations than in the golf meccas of Fife in 2025, according to research analysing property sales over £500,000 in Gullane, Archerfield and North Berwick, compared with St Andrews and Elie and Earlsferry over the past two and a half years. The

As the Scottish Parliament enters recess following the recent elections, Holmes Mackillop Solicitors says that many landlords will be wondering about the SNP’s pre-election pledge to allow tenants to have first refusal on the landlord’s property if it is placed on the market. The plan had been that tenants would be given a period of time to buy the property at ‘fair market rate’. The intention is that this may help those struggling to get on the property ladder, with many ten

New research from Lloyds Bank has revealed the UK’s most popular streets on Instagram and TikTok, with two Edinburgh locations in the top 10. Victoria Street and Circus Lane were found to be two of the most Instagrammable streets, coming in at number four and number nine respectively. One other Scottish street, Pier Street in Luss, made the top 20, at number 19. Commenting on the top 20, which featured Bath’s Royal Crescent in the top spot, Amanda Bryden, head of mortgages

Property development company, S Harrison, has secured planning permission for a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme on Edinburgh's Gillespie Crescent, creating a prime development opportunity in a sought-after location. The approved scheme will transform a vacant brownfield site within the Marchmont, Meadows and Bruntsfield Conservation Area into high-quality student accommodation, with 124 bedrooms, within a contemporary five-storey building. Gavin Douglas, des

A sporting estate has been brought to market by Savills, offering buyers the opportunity to acquire a property in a beautiful area of Highland Perthshire. Here’s what the agents have to say about it. Kinnaird Estate occupies an outstanding elevated position in the heart of Highland Perthshire, overlooking the Strathtay valley and framed by some of Scotland’s most iconic scenery. From the house and grounds, the landscape stretches towards the Atholl Hills, with Ben Vrackie,

The Registers of Scotland (RoS) annual analysis of Scotland’s property market has revealed that in 2025-2026, the total value of sales in the Scottish residential-property market reached a record high of £24.3bn – the highest level since records began, more than 20 years ago. The study also found that the total market value of new-build residential sales grew by nine per cent between 2024-25 and 2025-26. In 2025-26, around 10 per cent of residential property sales in Scotla

Partner content Property portal, ESPC’s monthly report covering March-May reveals that buyers and sellers are taking a cautious approach, which may be linked to economic uncertainty. However, the data also finds that the median selling time across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was quicker than during the same period in 2025, with properties going under offer two days faster, in 25 days. ESPC said that this indicates that “buyers are present in the market and

Iconic Stockbridge landmark, St Stephen’s Church, designed and built in 1828 by William Playfair, is up for sale, through Culverwell’s Edinburgh office. The agent is seeking offers of more than £3m. The venue is currently owned by Olivier Award-winning director and ballet choreographer Peter Schaufuss. The building contains the Ian McKellen Theatre and the Ashton Hall, where Schaufuss presented a new ballet version of Hamlet starring Sir Ian McKellen during the 2024 Fringe. S

Investors from France have bought nearly £200m worth of Scottish commercial property since November, as the historic connections between the two countries take a modern twist. New research from commercial-property consultancy, Knight Frank, has found that French buyers purchased £183m of Scottish office buildings, retail outlets, industrial units and other commercial-property assets in recent months. Those deals added to a series of others that have concluded since 2024, taki

Sponsored Leah Bryce launched her award-winning business, Leah Bryce Property Sourcing, in 2023. Since then, she has worked with several property seekers, including internationally mobile families and professionals, to help them find and settle into the home of their dreams. Being entrusted to find the perfect home for her clients is both an achievement and a pleasure for Leah, who shares one of her successes with us here, providing an insight into her expertise. On this occ

Propertymark’s latest housing-insight report has revealed a pick-up in buyer activity and sales agreed during March. The property-agent membership body said that increased stock levels were boosting choice, despite continued affordability pressures. Sales agreed per member branch increased in March, to an average of 8.14. The average number of viewings per available property jumped in that month, compared to the month before, to an average of 2.8 viewings. On average, per me