The Rettie Blog

This week we take a look at a number of exceptional country homes for sale in Scotland. Living in the country is a popular lifestyle choice. Many seek the quiet and tranquility of country life over the hustle and bustle of city living.

Scottish properties on the market for £500,000 and less. With house prices on the rise again, the question on most minds is what to expect for certain values. Taking this into account, we’d like to share with you some of our charming properties that are currently on offer for £500,000 and under to help give you a good idea of what you can find at this price.

The graph below shows changes in mortgage approval levels over the last 16 years together with movements in real house prices.

An exceptional selection of properties for sale on the Central Belt of Scotland … When the hustle and bustle of Scotland’s busiest cities doesn’t seem to be the ideal location to live in, properties on the central belt of Scotland arguably provide the perfect solution.

The second post in our coverage of what you can expect for your money, today we cover the £800,000 price bracket. We’ve got a range of different, yet equally impressive properties, to give you an idea of what you could buy for £800,000 or thereabouts.

Each fortnight, The Rettie Property Blog is going to take a look at a price point in the market to show you what you can expect for your money. Today, we are looking at the £450,000 bracket. Hark back to 1998, when the BBC news website reported three bedroom Notting Hill Flats went for £450,000 (as did, in Hartlepool apparently, “entire blocks of terraced homes”).

In an environment of low New Homes starts and completions, emerging alternative development funding initiatives are providing some good news stories.