Edinburgh Property News

The Strada has launched a special reservation offer to help homebuyers secure their dream home over the busy Christmas period. The reservation fee has been reduced from £500 to just £99 for any buyers wanting to secure a property at the development before Christmas. Furthermore, the reservation period has been extended allowing purchasers to enjoy a stress-free Christmas.

Edinburgh’s prestigious Quartermile development has today (30th October 2008) announced the release of the second phase of its popular High Meadows apartments. Designed by world renowned architects Foster + Partners, High Meadows’ striking steel and glass exterior is clad in aluminium to reflect the shades of Edinburgh’s local slate.

There has never been a better time to buy at Quartermile, as the prestigious city centre development launches a range of tailor-made incentives for the very first time.

Demand for student rental properties in Edinburgh continues to increase at the beginning of the new term. With their student rentals being more popular than ever before, property investment, management and lettings specialist Cullen Property forecasts another year of stable growth in the sector.

Savvy first-time buyers like Claire Thomson are recognising that in the wake of the credit crunch, the most affordable way of getting on the property ladder is to go for a new build.

As the cost of living rises, people are moving into energy efficient new homes to cut down energy and maintenance bills, and Charles Church is helping purchasers make their move into a new-build home by offering up to £25,000 off the price of selected homes at its Albion Gardens development in Bathgate.

Buying your own home can offer freedom, a sense of achievement and the chance to capitalise on your investment. And with a new survey from Abbey revealing purchasing still remains cheaper than renting for most UK consumers, that dream move could be well within reach.

Commuters to both Glasgow and Edinburgh are expected to snap up the new luxury apartments at Charles Church's Bellsdyke Meadows development, especially with the one and two bedroom apartments available on the Fair Share shared equity scheme. Nestled on the exciting Kinnaird Village, the project aims to create a new community within the leafy grounds of Bellsdyke Hospital, Larbert.

For purchasers looking to secure an inspirational new home in an area of unspoilt natural beauty and tranquillity, Charles Church's De Quincey Court development in Tranent certainly ticks all the boxes. But with just four homes remaining, homebuyers have been quick to spot its appeal, and, with a range of financial incentives on offer on selected plots, you'll need to be quick to avoid disappointment!

Applecross has taken the top title in the Scottish Home Awards, a national awards programme promoting excellence in the housebuilding industry. The luxury housebuilder won Savills Housebuilder of the Year 2008, an award not open to nomination with the winner agreed by an independent judging panel of experts from across the industry.

Award winning house builder David Wilson Homes is hosting fun days at its Nerston and Prestonpans developments this weekend (April 26 & 27) with refreshments and fun for the kids.

Getting onto the property ladder can be a daunting prospect but help is at hand for Edinburgh home hunters, looking for a stylish new home close to the city. Redrow's popular Optima development, off Ferry Road, has a range of two-bedroom apartments, ideal for those starting out.

Applecross is tempting homebuyers with the prospect of enlightened living in Trinity at its newly launched Craighall Gardens development in Edinburgh. Homebuyers will follow in the footsteps of Edinburgh merchants who, in the 1830’s, left the bustling crowded tenements of the Georgian New Town in search of a healthier, modern and green living environment in Trinity, building large homes with big gardens.

Buyers despairing of ever affording a home in Edinburgh are being offered an exciting and affordable proposition in a new scheme currently being marketed by Savills. Upper Strand, by renowned developer Places for People, Upper Strand is a luxury flatted development overlooking the Firth of Forth in Granton, on Edinburgh’s waterfront.

If you are looking to move into a new house, but have an existing property to sell first, it could be a long – and stressful – process. However, fear not, with Charles Church Scotland’s Price Assured Part Exchange Scheme, moving home doesn’t have to be a chore. In fact, the scheme can even make moving home easy!

Edinburgh has raced to the top of the property ladder and, according to a national survey, has been voted best place to live in the UK - but Redrow Homes already knew this. Contributing to this captivating city’s living appeal is the award-winning house builder’s Optima development of apartments, townhouses and villas, in Ferry Road.

The very last apartment at George Wimpey’s luxurious Burgess View development in the exclusive area of Barnton is now available. So this really is the final chance to secure your very own property ‘hole-in-one’ to be able to call this fashionable development your home.

To mark the launch of the final phase of three bedroom apartments at George Wimpey’s Harbour Green development on Waterfront Avenue in Granton, customers can take advantage of a superb offer to land themselves a three bedroom apartment for the price they’d normally expect to pay for a two bedroom apartment.

Barratt East Scotland, Edinburgh’s most prolific housebuilder, is to assist both novice and experienced investors alike with its Gross Rental Guarantee Scheme. This initiative guarantees investors, a rental return of between 6% and 8% is guaranteed over a specified time period of between 1 and 3 years.

Barratt East Scotland, Edinburgh’s most prolific housebuilder has introduced an autumnal offer, sure to help with the summer season’s overspending.

George Wimpey East Scotland has launched a mortgage-assist initiative deal which offers up to £600* per month towards mortgage repayments for 24 months. This unique offer has been launched at the company’s Burgess View development in the Barnton area of Edinburgh and is available on the two final plots at this development. The company will pay a monthly sum into customers’ bank accounts for 24 months following legal completion.

Retired couple Ronnie and Kay Jackson were so impressed with their new home at Redrow’s Optima development in Edinburgh that they bought two – one to live in and one to rent out. And the couple have got the best of both worlds splitting their time between the opulence of Optima and the sun, sea and sand of their second home in Turkey.

A new contemporary two bedroom show apartment has just opened at George Wimpey’s Harbour Green development on Waterfront Avenue in Granton – taking this exciting development into its’ final phase.

With the first buyers due to move into their new homes this summer, Barratt East Scotland, Edinburgh’s most prolific housebuilder has introduced the next phase of luxury living at their fast selling Fusion at Forthquarter development in Granton.

George Wimpey sales executive Jackie Richardson is putting her best foot forward this Saturday night (16 June, 2007) as she, along with two friends, takes part in Edinburgh’s famous Moonwalk to raise funds for the breast cancer charities throughout the UK.