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.
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