The Rettie Blog

When we entered the Chinese New Year at the end of January, we were expecting it to be the Year of the Rat, but as things have turned out you could say it has been the Year of the Homeworker. However, there are some interesting traits for those of born in one of the many Years of the Rat - quick-witted, resourceful, versatile and kind. 2020 has definitely been a year for demonstrating those traits.

Christmas is just round the corner and we are all hoping to be able to enjoy the slight relaxation of rules to see friends or family in our extended bubbles. And after a year like no other, it seems even more important this December to be decorating our homes, making them a joyous and welcoming hub for the festive period.

As we officially launch our new Kirkintilloch Office, we have a look back at some of the beautiful homes we have previously sold in G64 & G66. We are delighted to expand our Bearsden LLP in to Kirkintilloch.

Since the reopening of the housing market in June, we have been flooded with enquiries when we are launching properties. With many applicants keen to secure properties and tenancies on the strength of video tours alone, we are putting properties to closing dates, lessening the time that properties are on the market and reducing void periods. One flat was launched at 9am and was let by 5pm!

We are pleased to have sold a wonderful array of properties across East Lothian this year.

The Boquhan Country House Plots offer a scarce opportunity for a buyer to build their dream home

A successful launch of the new Park Phase at the Ropeworks reveals market demand remains high for new build apartments in Leith.

With many agents across England reporting enquiry levels higher than pre-lockdown, here's what we've learned from our Rettie branches south of the border which reopened on 13 May.

Indelibly woven into Edinburgh's cityscape is Great Junction Street. Opened in December 1938 as The State Cinema, it seated 1650 patrons in the main cinema and boasted four shops, two billiard halls, and a skittle alley on the two floors above the foyer. The original use of the building is in perfect step with the popular use of Art Deco for public buildings such as government headquarters, theatres, commercial buildings, and cinemas.

Against a backdrop of challenging times for the property sector, many of the qualities of the Build to Rent (BTR) delivery model, and service-led rental offering, have emerged as advantageous.

Vendors and interested buyers have a number of questions about the current property market and how it should influence their decisions for buying and selling property

Moving house in East Dunbartonshire couldn't be easier with property experts Rettie opening a new office in the heart of Kirkintilloch.