Category: Property

You want potential buyers to step into your home and feel like they’ve come home. They’ll know in the first few seconds if that’s the case, and as a seller, there are steps that you can take to help make this more likely. It’s all about putting yourself in their shoes and trying to see […]

From Haddington to Livingston, Edinburgh and Lothian are desirable places to live. That’s why it’s usually such a hotbed of activity, the residential property market, and Quarter 1 of 2026 doesn’t disappoint. Compare this with our previous Quarterly Property Review. Edinburgh is one of the most housing supply-choked areas outside London. In recent years, a […]

Welcome to your final Edinburgh Self Storage property review of 2025. If you’re just about to move, yes, many people do at this time of year, then you’ve got a friend in us. We’re at Jenners Depository and Bonnington Road Lane, near Canonmills. ‘Tis the season to wheel your trolley into a brand new storage […]

They say a day’s a long time in politics, and, well, a quarter is a long time in property. Welcome to your Edinburgh Self Storage Property Review for autumn 2025. It’s perhaps more proceed with caution, based on figures from July to September 2025, rather than fireworks, but sellers are still finding buyers, and while […]

It’s your first Edinburgh Self Storage Scottish property review of 2025 and let’s start with the latest Rettie research that predicts house prices in Scotland are set to grow by 3% on average this year. While this falls below the long-term trend of 4%, the report paints a picture of a stable situation overall, with […]

Hello and welcome to your first quarterly property review of the year from your friends at Edinburgh Self Storage. If you’re reading this because you are or you’re about to be on the move, we can help take some of the stress out of it with our personal storage deals. And so to business and […]

Knock knock. Who’s there? It’s your old friend, Edinburgh Self Storage Quarterly Property Review. It’s the last one of the year and what a year it’s been – just take a look at our previous blogs. If you’re thinking of buying or selling, or you simply have an interest in what’s popping and what’s receding, […]

Welcome to your quarterly property review: Scotland from Edinburgh Self Storage. The only storage solution when you’re property hopping and need a secure storage solution. Perhaps the most interesting development this quarter was in June and the release of The Registers of Scotland 20-year review of the Scottish property market. Review of Scottish property market […]

Hello and welcome to your Quarterly Property Review 2024: Scotland from Edinburgh Self Storage. We’re the best self storage facility in Edinburgh and The Lothians, should you be reading this blog because you’re between properties and you’re running out of favours from friends and family and they need their spare rooms back. Or you’re about […]

With the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reporting that Scottish construction market activity has fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter, the divisive short-term lets scheme, and Edinburgh councillors set to declare a housing emergency (Argyll and Bute Council declared a housing emergency in June), it’s high time for another Scottish property review from Edinburgh Self […]

It’s that time again folks. Your quarterly property update from Edinburgh Self Storage – the capital’s best storage facility, particularly if you need safe, affordable personal storage during a house move to alleviate the stress of it all. Let’s start with some good news.   Scottish cities are the best place in the UK to save for a deposit […]

Time for your quarterly property update from Edinburgh Self Storage – the best self-storage facility in Edinburgh and the Lothians if you’re selling and buying or you’re getting your home ready for the property market and wish to remove your valuables!   Properties for sale in Scotland Let’s begin with news hot off the press […]

Moving home can stress you out of your box. All the more reason to use Edinburgh Self Storage to lighten your load. Here’s your essential moving home checklist so that you can look forward to the day you move and not wish to scurry off and hide under the stairs or in the en suite. […]

Time for another Scottish and wider UK property market outlook from Edinburgh Self Storage – this time for 2023.  Remember, we’re the best storage facility in town if you’re about to move home or you’re between homes and need to store furniture or other items for an interim fix, or for a longer-term safe, quality solution! Scottish […]

Scottish house prices rose in September 2022 despite the now former UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s recent mini-budget and the biggest tax cuts for 50 years. Let’s delve a little deeper in your Scottish autumn property update from Edinburgh Self Storage – the best storage solution if you’re moving house! Storage facilities: The housing market in Scotland […]

We like to keep you regularly updated with all the latest goings on in the Scottish property market here at Edinburgh Self Storage and remember that if you’re moving house, we offer the perfect self-storage facility for you that’s secure and flexible.  Inflation and affordability The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics reveal that […]

What are the interior design trends for 2022? Here’s what you should be wedded to if you want a talking-point interior, and if you need some extra room to create any of these looks, get in touch with Edinburgh Self Storage and we’ll come up with a tailor-made personal storage solution for you. The colour […]

We don’t have a hotline to Mystic Meg at Edinburgh Self Storage but a little bird tells us that the outlook for Scotland’s property market in 2022 is sunny. No dark clouds edging in from the outskirts even, albeit things might move at a slightly less frenzied pace compared to 2021.   Strong foundations and […]

After talk of a boom in Scotland’s property market and a record high average house price of almost £200,00 back in the summer, it’s time for all the latest on the property market in Scotland to see what shape the pandemic has left it in.   The furlough scheme and the residential property market sector […]

There’s a property boom happening right now in Scotland in case you hadn’t noticed and if you’re a first-time buyer you might be torn between wanting to get on the property ladder and being a wee bit paralysed by fear at what’s involved.    Proving your financial and reliability mettle all sounds like a right […]

Virtual tours of letting properties were born out of necessity during lockdown and they’re still being snapped up in a flash just as soon as the ad goes live. Scottish estate and letting agents were just as quick off the mark investing in the right equipment at the time to produce virtual tours to keep […]

Following the Westminster General Election results what now for the Edinburgh and Scottish property market?