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House prices may slump by as much as 15%, as interest rates rise

House prices may slump by as much as 15%, as interest rates rise
HOUSE prices could plunge by as much as 15% amid fears of further interest rates continue to rise, leading economists have warned.

'PR con': Sturgeon under fire for rent increase that won't work as arrears hit record £169.63m

PREMIUM Nicola Sturgeon under fire for rent rise freeze that 'won't work'

Tenants at the properties include Rohan, Hackett and The White Company

£15m sale of Edinburgh properties hailed as boost to city's retail sector

The Scottish Government's rent strategy fails to solve a chronic problem

Opinion Marcus DiRollo: Rent freeze and eviction ban fail to tackle Scotland’s underlying property problem

One student revealed that despite a three-month search for a flat, blanket bans on students and bidding wars over rents has made it near impossible.

Exclusive Bidding wars and blanket bans: Students told to not enrol amid renting crisis

Springfield chairman Sandy Adam, chief finance officer Michelle Motion and chief executive Innes Smith

Highland builder declares urgent action needed to deliver more homes for Scotland

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property market Some of the best places to live in Edinburgh

Interest rate hikes bring more pressure to bear on struggling property tenants

Analysis Interest rate hikes bring more pressure to bear on struggling property tenants

The average house price in Scotland was £193,000 in July 2022.

Average house prices in Scotland leap by 9.9 per cent in year to July

Movie poster of The Dam Busters which told the story of the bouncing bomb

John McNaught: Have TV trigger warnings gone too far?

The King with his late mother

PREMIUM Adam Tomkins: Passing of the Crown is a moment of frailty, perhaps even of fragility

Nominees prepare to raise the roof

Nominees prepare to raise the roof

The average house price in Scotland has risen by 20% since the COVID pandemic began

PROPERTY MARKET September Property Market Update 2022

Swinney sets out £500m of emergency budget savings

Swinney sets out £500m of emergency budget savings

Accor intended to transform the B-listed Ashfield House on Sauchiehall Street into a 89-room hostel.

Plans to transform B-listed Glasgow building into boutique hostel shelved

LAW'S LEADING LIGHTS

LAW'S LEADING LIGHTS

John Crawford spotted this chap with a pointed opinion near Galston. He may be grinning now, though we doubt his good cheer will continue if the good people of Galston catch up with him…

PREMIUM Herald Diary

Derek Aitken, senior asset manager, Hillington Park

New tenants move into former Rolls-Royce factory

Sally Thomas, Chief Executive, SFHA

Agenda: Three key ways to help social housing sector

The building is set for demolition

Updated Glasgow city centre building to be demolished as student accommodation plans proceed

Meet retired couple Morris and Jane Manson – and discover why they have christened their award-winning self-build home in Selkirk ‘The Departure Lounge’.

BEST OF SCOTLAND Step inside this innovative award-winning self-build home in Selkirk

The castle includes a monument in its grounds, The Keep, which dates back to the 16th century

17th century Scottish castle goes on sale for more than half a million

The Countesswells development site

Giant Aberdeen housing development goes to closing date

Loch Lomond tourism plans could save Woodbank House

Flamingo Land developers' plan for Loch Lomond mansion

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Work completed on unique North Ayrshire housing development

Business Briefing Work completed on unique North Ayrshire housing development

Cost of living crisis: Call to freeze Scots rents which soar by up to 25% in a year

PREMIUM Cost of living crisis: Call to freeze Scots rents which soar by up to 25% in a year

Buchanan Galleries could be demolished under new proposals

Better lighting, street level shops and restaurants plea for revamped city centre

Home builder unveils new Lanarkshire development

Business Briefing Home builder unveils new Lanarkshire development

Owner of Glasgow's landmark Met Tower expands investment plans

Owner of Glasgow's landmark Met Tower expands investment plans

Better by Design

Better by Design

Riccardo Giovanacci, Managing Director of Newton Letting

Agenda: Why we need to attract more landlords into the private sector

Scots firm factors in employee satisfaction

Scots firm factors in employee satisfaction

House prices across the UK have seen the first decrease since June 2021

PROPERTY MARKET August Property Market Update 2022

Revealed: The Scots house price boom hotspots as nation registers biggest UK rise in property values

Full Tables Revealed: The Scots house price boom hotspots as nation registers biggest UK rise in property values

177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow

PREMIUM Scott Wright: Scottish property market hit by 'sharp pricing corrections'

Alexis Graham, Partner in Shepherd and Wedderburn’s private wealth and tax team

Sponsored Scots must realise that Wills are not only for the wealthy

The building straddles the motorway at Charing Cross

'Landmark' Glasgow office block to receive £3m makeover

American giant reveals plan to sell off land at historic Glasgow site

The Cathcart site on the south side of Glasgow

US giant to sell off land at famous Cathcart site

Massive rise in number of Scots seeking mortgage arrears help

PREMIUM Massive rise in number of Scots seeking mortgage arrears help

Wheatley is working to help eradicate homelessness

Social housing giant's £100m funding boost

200 Broomielaw boosts the supply of Grade A office space in Glasgow

Boost for Grade A office space in Glasgow as prime development nears completion

Stuart Dorward, managing partner (Scotland) and UK head of project management

Cushman & Wakefield adds 11 to its team in Scotland

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

PREMIUM David Leask: The Sturgeon Twitter spat which recycled a myth about Putin’s war on Ukraine

Demand 'on the rise' for city centre hotels

Demand 'on the rise' for city centre hotels

Tom Norris is managing director of Places for People Scotland

Agenda: Time to remove the stigma from social housing

Popular city centre hotel under new ownership

Popular city centre hotel under new ownership

Moving to the right catchment area can help ensure your child has the best start

PROPERTY MARKET Average House Prices in Scotland’s Top State School Catchment Areas

House prices are expected to slow later in 2022

Revealed: Glasgow and Edinburgh house price rises

Scots firm in major nursing home acquisition

Scots firm in major nursing home acquisition

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has warned the Scottish Government may have to cut budgets to fund public sector pay deals without extra cash from Westminster

Letters: Tories are right to refuse to bail out SNP regime

TikTok interior design account 'interiorbykrish' says fake plants make houses look cheap, as does crushed velvet furniture, exposed wires and radiators and children's artwork

Issue of the day: Do fake plants make houses look cheap?

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