HOMEOWNERS planning to use the coming bank holiday weekends to increase their chances of a good sale with a spot of home improvement might be wasting their time and money - unless they are splashing out on making their home more energy efficient. - [Read more]

THE growing desire of wealthy individuals in urban areas to move out to the countryside has caused the value of farmhouses and agricultural land to soar to unprecedented levels in the past few years. - [Read more]

MORE than six acres of National Trust for Scotland land is being sold to build affordable housing in the village of Plockton - where property prices have excluded many locals from the market. - [Read more]

PRIVATE house sales across Scotland have become a growing trend, with one of Edinburgh's leading property companies saying it sold properties worth £20 million in the first three months of the year alone. - [Read more]

A CRISIS over the lack of affordable homes in Edinburgh left 720 people bidding to rent one council flat, it was revealed today. - [Read more]

PRIME office rents in Glasgow have grown by a staggering 19.5 per cent in the past year to top the UK league table outside London. - [Read more]

THE property price boom in Inverness was underlined yesterday as it emerged hundreds of prospective buyers have expressed interest in purchasing the most expensive flats yet to be built in the city. - [Read more]

STRONG rental growth, particularly in the central London area, contributed to positive annual results for the F&C Commercial Property Trust for the year ended 31 December, and helped it outperform its index. - [Read more]

BUY-TO-LET landlords have faced the prospect the previously unregulated market could fall under the gaze of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) from next year. - [Read more]

THE company behind Edinburgh Park has raised concerns that the release of the city's green belt land for "international business development" could lead to acres of empty office space. - [Read more]

AURORA, the largest speculative commercial development in Glasgow for more than 50 years, continues to fill up. - [Read more]

CONSTRUCTION of a 10,000sq ft business park is under way in Edinburgh in an ambitious £3.5 million development with potential for expansion. - [Read more]

IT'S affordable homes, but not as most of us know them. In an economic mini-boom for which the First Minister, Jack McConnell, might hesitate to take credit, 160 Scottish town houses last year sold for more than £1 million, with several in Edinburgh... - [Read more]

STRUGGLING first-time buyers are to benefit from an extended shared-equity scheme in a boost for affordable housing unveiled yesterday by Rhona Brankin, the communities minister. - [Read more]

SCOTTISH property professionals are selling nearly £900 million worth of services to clients outside Scotland, ranking them among the country's biggest exporters. - [Read more]

Peveril Homes is a leading house builder in the East Midlands. We combine new design and technology to develop quality new homes in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire that meet the demands of 21st century living. - [Read more]

The innovative design doesn't just make them more stylish, it makes them more cost effective to build and more affordable too. Isn't it time you made your debut on the property ladder with a little help from Redrow? For a little extra, you can even buy a furniture package so you can move in right away. - [Read more]

For over half a century, Miller Homes has been building houses for people like you to make into homes. We know that choosing a place to live is one of the biggest and most exciting decisions that you'll make in a lifetime. That’s why we like to work with you to build the home you want - all the way through the process. - [Read more]

Mc Dermott homes has expanded rapidly in the North West region in recent years. With a reputation for generously sized accommodation and value for money, we’d be pleased to welcome you to a Mc Dermott development and show you exactly why we have achieved this standing in the North West. - [Read more]

As part of the Wilson Bowden Group, we established our reputation through the building of large executive properties but today our uncompromising pursuit of excellence extends into a wider portfolio of homes including apartments and townhouses. At the heart of our company lies the Wilson Way, an attitude which demands all our people, whether they be land buyers, site managers or marketing staff, deliver their very best at all stages of the business. We believe detail is everything and consequently our team takes time to source materials of the highest standard to fashion homes of unparalleled quality. - [Read more]