Rettie's private sector property research team provides thorough and bespoke analysis, based on reliable and up-to-date information, led by Dr John Boyle, who has over 15 years of experience as a property economist. Our researchers provide the very best market intelligence and work across a broad range of projects locally and nationally.

Our Property Market Research Articles

Record prices but falling activity and lending levels | Sales Bulletin
21 Sep 2018

The latest of our sales bulletins has been released. The findings have come from our carefully researched data courtesy of the Rettie Research Team, Scotland's largest dedicated property research department.

Prices are rising in Scotland but transactions are weakening | Sales Bulletin Spring 2018
10 May 2018

The latest of our sales bulletins has been released. The findings have come from our carefully researched data courtesy of the Rettie Research Team, Scotland's largest dedicated property research department.

Scottish Residential Market Review | Glasgow and Edinburgh
9 Apr 2018

The housing market in Scotland had a reasonably strong 2017 and the start of 2018 looks like a continuation of this trend. House prices are basically rising because there is much more demand than there is supply.

Edinburgh prime housing market enjoys surge in 2017 | Market Briefing
20 Mar 2018

We are delighted to release our Prime Market Review, courtesy of the Rettie research team, Scotland's largest dedicated property research team.

Scottish £1m market concentrates in Edinburgh and the East | 2017 Review
8 Mar 2018

There have been some significant shifts in the £1m plus market in Scotland in recent times. We have observed a concentration of such sales in Edinburgh and surrounding areas and new build sales are playing a much bigger role in this market, partly due to the lack of available stock elsewhere.

Scottish Housing Market 2018 | Sales Bulletin
11 Jan 2018

The latest of our sales bulletins has been released. The findings have come from our carefully researched data courtesy of the Rettie Research Team, Scotland's largest dedicated property research department.

Sales market bounces back in the Summer | Sales Bulletin
22 Sep 2017

The latest of our sales bulletins has been released. The findings have come from our carefully researched data courtesy of the Rettie Research Team, Scotland's largest dedicated property research department.

Housing sales market rises modestly in Scotland at start of 2017 | Sales Bulletin
26 May 2017

The latest of our sales bulletins has been released. The findings have come from our carefully researched data courtesy of the Rettie Research Team, Scotland's largest dedicated property research department.

Housing market flattens out at end of 2016 and start of 2017 | Sales Bulletin
23 Mar 2017

The latest of our sales bulletins has been released. The findings have come from our carefully researched data courtesy of the Rettie Research Team, Scotland's largest dedicated property research department.

The Newcastle property market is on the up
15 Apr 2016

Our research shows that the Newcastle residential property market has surged over the last 3 years, with the total value of property sold more than doubling over the period 2012-15, fuelled by a 60% rise in transactions and a 40% rise in the average price.

How LBTT changed the Scottish market in 2015
5 Nov 2015

As winter draws in and the housing market prepares for its seasonal hibernation, it seems an appropriate time to take stock of one of the most significant changes that occurred in the Scottish housing market during 2015 - the introduction of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT).

The Implications of the UK's New Stamp Duty Rates
4 Dec 2014

Yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Autumn Statement announced changes to Stamp Duty designed to make the system more proportionate across the UK.