Elspeth Rae will be venturing out to Hong Kong this month on the 19th September to hold an event on Edinburgh Property Investment alongside Colin McCallum of Heritable Securities. The aim of the event is to give information to British expats about investing in Edinburgh property and to paint a picture of the market by discussing how it has evolved from the past to the present market conditions. If you wish to attend or know someone who would, please contact Elspeth Rae at Elspeth.Rae@brucerae.co.uk

THE average house price in Edinburgh has risen 7.4 per cent in the last year, with higher value homes propping up the market as the price of one-bedroom flats virtually stalls. New year-on-year figures for the month of July show the average Capital home will now set a buyer back £245,415.
Read more | September 18, 2008

SOLAR panels are set to be installed on the roofs of four Georgian tenement buildings in Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site. The plans, drawn up by the Lister Housing Co-operative, will see the panels fitted to the sloping roofs of buildings on Lauriston Place and Keir Street.The proposals have been developed by the housing group in association with Changeworks, the Edinburgh-based sustainable development organisation, and Edinburgh World Heritage.
Read more | September 18, 2008

Home buyers are cashing in on the housing slump in Edinburgh by haggling over fixed prices sales.
Almost two-thirds of all homes for sale in the Capital are now sold at fixed price. And of those, more than 60 per cent actually end up being sold for less.
Read more | September 18, 2008