Mortgage Lending Increases in Scotland

Recently published data from UK Finance has revealed that Scottish home buyers borrowed £2.5bn in the second quarter of this year, which is an increase of 35% quarter-on-quarter and 18% year-on-year. The data also showed that: – First-time buyers borrowed £1.1bn, up 29% on the first quarter and 17% on the second quarter last year. […]

Proximity to Premiership Grounds Can Impact House Prices

New research from Halifax has looked at the impact that proximity to the grounds of a Premiership football team can have on house prices. The research looked at house prices of properties near the grounds of all 49 football clubs that have played in the Premier League since 1992, to see which area had hit […]