Lies, damned lies, and statistics (and property!)
(or “Statistics, and how much credence to place on them“.) Many of our blogs have reported statistics concerning the Oban and the wider Argyll & Bute property market, and here I am telling you to be very careful when reading … Continue reading
Posted in property, Property Market, values | Tagged analysis, Argyll, Argyll & Bute, average house prices, estate agency, estate agent, house prices, housing market, Market, Oban, property, Scotland, valuesArgyll & Bute property market over the last 10 years.
We’ve put together a summary of how property prices in the Argyll & Bute property market have fared over the last ten years. (Click on image to enlarge) The main thing to note is that we are yet to return to … Continue reading
Posted in News, Property Market, values | Tagged Argyll, house prices, Market, Oban, propertyHousing Market in Argyll & Bute – March 2015
In our last house prices blog we relayed that the Registers of Scotland were reporting that the rise in prices in Argyll and Bute were some of the highest in Scotland, and this was perhaps a contributing factor in that the … Continue reading
Posted in News, property, values | Tagged Argyll & Bute, house prices, housing market, ObanA few words on the changes to taxation on property purchases
As you’ll probably be aware, a change to the way that property purchases are taxed has just been implemented (as of the 4th of December) which aims to address the ‘jump’ in taxation at the various price band thresholds. You … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, News, property, values | Tagged Argyll & Bute, buying, house prices, housing market, land and buildings transaction tax, Oban, property, selling, stamp duty, values, volume of salesHouse Price Comment
With the BBC reporting UK House prices are firmly on the rise, and the Express reporting that prices are rising at their fastest rate since 2007, it may be worth a brief pause to think about what this actually means in real … Continue reading
Posted in News, Property Market | Tagged average house prices, bbc news, buying, Express, first time buyers, home owners, house prices, Independent, Oban, property, rising house prices, Scotland, valuesThe Price of a View
There are many factors that increase the value of a property, and a good vista is always high up on most peoples ‘wish lists’, which of course helps bolster the value of any property that is blessed with one. But … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, values | Tagged house prices, Oban, values, viewsHouse Prices on the Rise
It’s great to hear more in the news about house prices rising. On the Halifax’s measure, the average price of a house in the UK also went through the £170,000 mark for the first time in five years! For more on … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged average house prices, bbc news, house prices, Oban, property, rising house prices, selling