Edinburgh Market Buoyant as London’s High-End Declines

Warners Solicitors and Estate Agents Press releases

Property Market in Edinburgh Surges Ahead of London Edinburgh PR Agency ReportsTHE SCOTTISH capital’s property market is showing no signs of following the sharp house price declines observed in some of London’s most illustrious boroughs.

Recent figures from Rightmove show average asking prices dropping by more than £300,000 in Kensington and Chelsea between August and September, with the wider city witnessing an average fall of £18,000 in the space of a month.

Despite this, Edinburgh is continuing to buck nationwide trends, remaining stronger than it has been for a number of years, according to Warners, one of the capital’s leading estate agents.

With demand continuing to outstrip supply and properties spending less and less time on the market, Edinburgh is consistently bucking trends seen across the UK.

Latest figures from Warners Solicitors and Estate Agents show that the vast majority of properties are now exceeding their home report valuation, with 76% of homes it sold between June and August selling for premiums above their report.

David Marshall, Operations Director at Warners Solicitors & Estate Agents, said: “At the start of 2015 properties in Edinburgh were selling for a little less than 1% above their valuation and, over the next two years, the average premium generally stood between 2 and 3%.

“Early in 2017 however, the average premium being paid to secure properties rose sharply and now stands at just over 7%. When we look at what that means in monetary terms the change is substantial.

“For example during 2015 and 2016 the average premium paid on property valued at £200,000 would have been between £4,000 and £6,000. This year, that figure would stand at over £14,000.”

The average premium of properties in Edinburgh has risen from last year, with homes sold through Warners in the three months to August achieving an average selling price of £210,577 up from £208,804 last year.

In stark contrast however, figures published by Rightmove this week have noted that the average UK asking price for properties has plummeted by £3,660 over the past month to just £310,000.

David added: “As yet, we have not seen events in London being reflected in the Edinburgh market. A lack of properties coming onto the market remains the biggest driver of house price inflation at present and as a result we expect the market to remain favourable to sellers in most cases for the remainder of 2017.

“In the early months of 2018 we do expect to see more homes coming onto the market however and this should help to moderate house price growth and ease the pressure on buyers.”

Warners operates three property centres in Edinburgh and is one of the capital’s leading estate agents for property transactions.

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