A family-run Edinburgh property firm managing around 15,000 properties across Scotland has acquired new headquarters, as it marks 50 years in business and targets further growth. Trinity Factoring Services, which provides property factoring, lettings and buildings-insurance services, has purchased the whole of the Canal Court office space on Craiglockhart Avenue, with support from a building-transition loan from Bank of Scotland. Trinity currently employs 75 people, including

A former school site in Edinburgh is to be developed as an extra-care community following its sale. Landsdowne Campus, in Murrayfield, has been purchased by developer, Vivere, adding to its existing extra-care community portfolio and marking its first venture in Scotland. The sale was handled by Savills on behalf of St George’s School. The site previously accommodated the school’s middle-school campus, which has now been relocated to its main site for the 2025/26 academic yea

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is bringing a former police station to market for sale as a potential development opportunity. The former Ferguslie Park police station, in Paisley, 8.5 miles south west of Glasgow city centre, benefits from strong transport links with the A737 nearby, linking the building to the M8, the south and Scotland’s wider motorway network. Paisley St. James train station is less than a mile away, offering frequent services to Glasgow Central station and t

Following Lambert Smith Hampton's (LSH's) investment in Ryden, the firms have announced the launch of an enhanced restructuring and corporate recovery offering across Scotland. The expanded service combines Ryden’s established Scottish-market presence and property-advisory track record with LSH’s UK-wide corporate recovery, plant and machinery capabilities. Designed for insolvency practitioners, restructuring accountants and legal professionals, the unified service provides a

Thirty years after the launch of the UK’s first buy-to-let mortgage products, Propertymark is celebrating the role the sector has played in supporting investment in private-rented homes. Buy-to-let was launched to the public in October 1996. The concept was developed through collaboration between the Assocation of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA), its members and established UK banks and mortgage lenders, with the aim of creating a mortgage product specifically designed aro

Galbraith is marketing Langshaw Lodge, a rural property close to the hamlet of Langshaw in the Borders, with land, stables and views over open countryside. The property has a historical connection to Sir Walter Scott, who referenced it in the introduction to his novel The Monastery. In the grounds are the remains of Langshaw Tower, a scheduled monument dating from the 16th century, which was originally situated on lands owned by Melrose Abbey. The Tower was the local school

CBRE and JLL have launched The Aspect Building to market ahead of a major refurbishment that will bring Grade A workspace, rooftop amenities and landscaped gardens to Edinburgh’s West End. Extending to 60,000 sq. ft. in total, the building has 26,307 sq. ft. of available office accommodation. Construction is scheduled to begin later this month, with completion expected by the end of 2027. Owned by Cervidae and formerly known as Exchange Tower, the building is set to undergo a

Savills has announced two significant leadership developments, with Harry Maitland appointed head of its Scottish country-house team and Peter Walker leading its residential business across Glasgow and the west of Scotland, overseeing a market stretching from Dumfries to Inverness. Harry succeeds Jamie Macnab, who led the Scottish country-house team for 36 years and helped establish Savills as a market leader across Scotland's prime country-house sector. Jamie will now focus

North Berwick property consultancy, Mowatt Move Smarter, reports that 150 ‘quiet seekers’ have joined its register in its first year of trading. Its quiet seekers are potential buyers who set out what they are looking for in a property, in anonymous profiles on the firm’s website. Sellers can match directly with a quiet seeker, launch discreetly as what Mowatt Move Smarter terms a ‘hush home’ or go to the open market on Rightmove, with the same team throughout. The consulta

Bridgewater Shopping Centre in Erskine has been sold for the first time since it was developed in the mid-1980s, in a multi-million-pound deal. Greenridge Investment Management has acquired the retail park from Broadlands for around £21m, on behalf of the Greenridge opportunity fund. Knight Frank acted for the buyer, while CuthbertWhite represented the seller. The shopping centre provides 93,274 sq. ft. of retail accommodation across four free-standing buildings on a 12.4-acr

The chance to create a dream home on the Craignish peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, has arisen through Galbraith. Curlews, a former village store and cottage in Ardfern, Argyll and Bute, is set on the western shore of Loch Craignish and enjoys views over the loch as well as direct access to the water. Jamie Currie of Galbraith, who is handling the sale said: “The sale of Curlews provides a superb opportunity to create a lifestyle property combining the commercial space and the

JLL has advised a fund managed by CVC Marathon on the sale of the Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh to LRO Hospitality, the hospitality-investment platform and joint venture between investment firm L+R and Dutch pension investor PGGM. The transaction adds to LRO Hospitality’s growing portfolio of high-quality hotel assets across key European gateway cities. Located at 1-3 Baxter's Place, the 240-bedroom hotel occupies a prime position within walking distance of Edinburgh's h

As temperatures drop, Propertymark, a membership body for estate and letting agents, commercial agents, auctioneers, valuers and inventory providers, is urging tenants and homeowners to be aware of the signs of damp and mould and take action early to protect their homes and their health. Two-year-old Awaab Ishak died from a severe respiratory infection after being exposed to damp and mould after living with it during a long period in his home in December 2020. His death broug

A two-storey public house and function hall located close to Greenock town centre is set to go under the hammer at Shepherd Property Auctions on Thursday 22 October at 2.30pm with a guide price of £180,000. The property is near a range of local amenities, lying around half a mile from Greenock town centre, and occupying a prominent position on the north side of Inverkip Street, close to its junction with West Shaw Street, one of the principal arterial routes serving this area

Savills Edinburgh welcomed clients and guests to a special charity art exhibition and property-market event at Bonhams Edinburgh in support of Firefly International, raising awareness and funds for children affected by war and conflict. Held on Thursday 1 October, the event brought together contemporary art, property-market insight and philanthropy, showcasing works donated by leading artists including Michael Armitage, Andrew Cranston and Caroline Walker. The exhibition

ESPC’s latest house-price report, covering Edinburgh and the Lothians, Fife and the Borders, reveals that despite an overall reduction in activity, average selling prices increased by 0.7 per cent, year-on-year, rising to £298,870. The Borders saw a nine per cent annual rise in property selling prices to £240,007, largely due to rising prices, combined with a boost in the sales of detached properties in the area. This region is significantly more affordable than many other lo

A major refurbishment of a prominent office building overlooking Haymarket Station has been completed, bringing more Grade A accommodation to Edinburgh’s city centre. Three floors of 65 Haymarket Terrace are now ready for occupation following the project completion, offering nearly 20,000 sq. ft. of high-quality office accommodation. The building is owned by a client of CBRE Investment Management and is being marketed by Knight Frank. A range of enhancements have been made, f

An Edinburgh chef will be sharing the secrets of artisan baking at the launch of a show home at a new housing development in Winchburgh, West Lothian. Daniela Forbes, founder of The Cook Academy, in Edinburgh, specialises in teaching people the craft of artisan sourdough bread and pizza and will be hosting a free, live baking demonstration in the kitchen of Robertson Homes’ show home at the Castle Gate development on Saturday 10 October. The event will give people the first o

Holmes Mackillop Solicitors is urging landlords in Scotland to be aware of regulations introduced by the Scottish government to ensure social and private landlords comply with safeguarding duties to their tenants. The Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 come into force today. These regulations require landlords in Scotland to investigate reports of damp or mould and carry out all necessary repairs within a set timescale. Clause 4.1 of the regu

Specialist business-property adviser Christie & Co has been instructed to market the hotel trading as YOTEL Glasgow. The recently developed hotel features 257 contemporary bedrooms in a prominent city-centre location, directly opposite Glasgow Central station at the corner of Argyle Street and Hope Street. The hotel also has a top-floor bar and restaurant, VEGA, which was refurbished in 2025 and features a four-lane bowling alley alongside panoramic views across the Glasg