Commercial property touches £2bn for deals in ‘resilient’ 2025
Investment in Scottish commercial property proved highly resilient in 2025, closing in on the £2bn mark despite 12 months of uncertainty, according to research.The independent commercial property consultancy, Knight Frank’s...
Housing supremo McAllan faces grim 2026 as new builds plummet
Scotland’s Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan will face intense political pressure if she fails to make serious inroads into tackling Scotland’s housing emergency as 2026 gets underway.While she recently visited Social...
Fine day at the office spreads some ‘measured’ optimism
Signs of positivity in commercial property sector despite law firms seeing drop in transaction volumesThe Scottish commercial property sector has navigated serial challenges since the Covid pandemic, and this year...
Retrofitting Scotland’s commercial buildings: navigating energy efficiency
Scotland’s architecture is rich in history with nearly one in five properties built before 1919, although this can present unique challenges when it comes to energy efficiency.With the ever-increasing focus...
House Style at home in Highland Perthshire
How the so-called Harrods of the North manages to combine luxury and value It is difficult to believe that 30 years have elapsed since a scenic corner off the A9...
‘Flight to quality’ as sector rides the economic rollercoaster
Supply in Glasgow and Edinburgh lags behind unprecedented demand for flexible accommodation An enduring axiom among real estate investors is that commercial property is subject to the vagaries of cyclical...
Spanish touch is bringing a Silverburn lining
Scotland’s biggest retail and leisure mall has Iberian owners – and a proud Scottish-Italian general manager David Pierotti is the charismatic golf-loving custodian-in-chief of Scotland’s largest retail, food and leisure...
Peaks and pitfalls of buying an idyllic hotel
Selling up to buy a remote Scottish hotel is a fantasy for many. What is the reality? The stunning sea-view of Kisimul Castle – the clan stronghold of the Macneils...
What are Scotland’s most exclusive postcodes? The prevalence of million-pound homes can tell you a lot
An urban safari wending through the streets of Edinburgh, selected parts of leafy Glasgow, and along Golf Place in St Andrews can provoke the twin emotions of admiration and envy. ...
More twists and turns in parliament on the long road to land reform
The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, aimed at reforming the law relating to large landholdings and leases of rural land, has progressed to its final stage in the Scottish Parliament, following...