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

Scottish Housing Market 2018 | Build to Rent Bulletin
22 Feb 2018

BTR Gets Moving in Scotland. A number of new BTR schemes have been announced in Scotland, with PLATFORM_ making their first foray into Scotland through the buying of a site in Glasgow and work starting on the Studio Dundee scheme. This increases the total of BTR units operational or in planning in Scotland to nearly 4,000 units.

Scottish Housing Market 2018 | Lettings Bulletin
22 Feb 2018

The latest of our lettings 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

Market Briefing | Market Outlook 2018
24 Jan 2018

New Year optimism seems high entering 2018 after last year's barrage of geopolitical events. For the housing market, 2017 was on balance, a positive year...

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.

Clouds with Silver Linings as the New Scottish Private Residential Tenancy Starts
21 Dec 2017

The latest Market Briefing 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.

Can the New Planning Bill Help Scotland to Deliver More New Homes? | New Homes Bulletin
13 Dec 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.

Market Briefing | Market Outlook Autumn 2017
13 Oct 2017

As 2017 draws to a close, in this Briefing, we review how the housing market has been performing and look forward to see what trends are emerging in the market for next year.

Conference Season so far...BTR & Buffets
22 Sep 2017

As darkening evenings signal the arrival of the Autumn market, this also means conference season.

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.

Rent Pressure Zones for Edinburgh? | Letting Bulletin
8 Aug 2017

The latest of our lettings 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.

Affordable housing approvals leap but overall new build market remains stalled | New Homes Bulletin
11 Jul 2017

The latest of our New Homes 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.

Scotland set for Build to Rent boom?
29 Jun 2017

Build to Rent is a sector that is a potential 'game changer' in terms of providing much needed new housing across the UK. However, to date, its use in Scotland has been limited.