Posts Tagged ‘property’
A home with views bordering on the impressive
Vineleaf Cottage is a detached property with impressive views, for sale in the Scottish Borders. Knight Frank present this hugely imaginative contemporary house in a delightful location. Vineleaf Cottage is an exceptionally comfortable five-bedroom family home built nearly 13 years ago. It extends to 263.3 square metres with the main accommodation on two floors. Vineleaf Cottage is…
Read MoreThe Old Abbey School is a class act of a property
The Old Abbey School is a substantial, detached early Victorian town house dating from approximately 1850. Presented by Knight Frank, this is a substantial, detached home in Melrose which comprises of a hall, three reception rooms, four bedrooms, two bathrooms and one ensuite and kitchen/breakfast room. It began life as the stables for the Episcopalian Rectory…
Read MoreProperty market is alive and kicking in the capital
Nine out of ten homes are selling above valuation in Edinburgh. Sellers in and around the capital continue to find conditions in the local housing market favourable. According to Warners Solicitors and Estate Agents, almost 90% of Edinburgh homes sold since December have achieved a price in excess of their Home Report valuation – around…
Read MoreFighting back against Scotland’s feathered fiends
Campaigns to fight back against the annual seagull menace are now underway across Scotland. Fife Council has launched a new campaign to keep the feathered fiends off their streets, while Shetland Islands Council is asking property owners to get in touch if they think they may have a problem with nesting gulls. Shetland Islands’ environmental…
Read MoreA peaceful property near a loch with its own boathouse
Duntaynish House near Lochgilphead is the perfect secluded family/holiday home in an exquisite location. Overlooking its own private lochan in Tayvallich, Knight Frank present this beautiful property. The house was designed by the architect George Pease for his father, 2nd Baron Gainford. It is a wonderfully light and airy property which can be run as either a single house…
Read MoreMake your grand design happen on a Scottish island
If you’ve ever dreamt of creating your very own grand design on a tranquil Scottish island, then help is at hand. Leading independent property consultancy Galbraith has two fantastic plots for sale on one of Scotland’s most beautiful and unspoilt islands. The Inner Hebridean island of Luing is one of the famous Slate Islands on Argyll’s…
Read MoreRuined Wardhouse is a dream home waiting to happen
A ruined grand palladian mansion is for sale in Aberdeenshire. Wardhouse, near Insch, has been left to the elements for 65 years, but the time is right for it to be revived and restored. Designed by John Adam in 1757, Wardhouse was the childhood haunt of Napoleonic Admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, on whose life…
Read MoreRed Deer offers the perfect home for retirement
Now is the time to make the perfect move to a stunning retirement park in Scotland. Prospective downsizers looking to enjoy a fantastic new lifestyle at Red Deer Village, a five star, award winning residential village for the over-50s at Stepps near Glasgow, can now take advantage of the park’s current spring bonanza. This showcase…
Read MoreEdinburgh is one of the most influential cities
Edinburgh is now the most influential small city in Europe. That’s according to a new report from Colliers International index, as the global real estate adviser’s Cities of Influence report named Edinburgh as first, while Glasgow came 24th. The Scottish capital was seventh overall and the highest placed of those with a population catchment below two…
Read MorePamela’s emotional return to her family home
When Pamela McGowan made the decision to move to Edinburgh she had no idea she would be stepping back in time and repurchasing her childhood home in Tranent. After years spent down south, she describes it as fate when, on her last night of a brief visit to the area in 2012, she passed her…
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