Off-market activity 'has been continuing at a cracking pace' in Scotland
"While a superficial look at the current market might suggest an ongoing lack of supply, activity under the radar has been continuing at a cracking pace," writes Jennifer Campbell of Scottish property agency Baird Lumsden - which has been involved in some significant off-market deals since the pandemic hit...

Jennifer Campbell is Head of Estate Agency in DM Hall Baird Lumsden, the specialist rural department of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors.
Country house market activity blossoms, but prices are unlikely to rise
Knight Frank's country house team has reported its busiest opening to a year for two decades, but the firm cautions that "rising activity levels are unlikely to translate into house price inflation in…
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Edinburgh hots up while Scotland’s country house market makes a ‘slow return’ from lockdown
Edinburgh's prime property market has picked up more quickly than Scotland's country house scene since Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were eased, says Knight Frank.
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