New research from Bank of Scotland has revealed that Scottish parents are prepared to pay a premium of as much as £80,000 on average to live in the catchment area of a top performing state school.

Recent research into attitudes towards housing tenure has found that home-ownership is still the nation's overwhelming preference and aspiration - and not purely for financial reasons.

A new survey by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks has found confidence is on an upward trend among the UK’s ‘second steppers’.

The latest UK Residential Market Survey from RICS has revealed a slight dip in Scottish housing market activity in September, with a fall in new buyers and properties coming onto the market, however house price growth has remained firm.

The latest UK House Price Index (UK HPI) has revealed an average annual property price increase of 8.4% in August, taking the average property value in the UK to £218,964. On a month by month basis, average house prices rose by 1.3% since July.