LOTHIAN PROPERTY MARKET
A special place to be
Market Opportunities
Capital Growth
Lothian property market increased by 12.7% in 2018
High Demand
UK property building remains substantially below demand meaning that scarcity increases values
Great Income
Rental incomes from both residential and commercial property achives excellent yields
Full Support
We'll walk you through the whole process end-to-end
Low Risks
UK property is known worldwide as a stable and secure environment for buyers both at home and abroad
Legal Support
We have great legal partners who will look after all of the administration of your purchase
Why You Should Buy Now
Smart investors feel that despite all of the growth, the Pound is still undervalued due to the continuing uncertainty over Brexit.
This means that for investors aiming to capitalise, the UK is currently looking very attractive indeed.
The Lothians – a special place to be
As home to Scotland’s capital city Edinburgh, The Lothians boast a fantastic mix of history and modernity, of urban and wilderness and of the traditional and the new.
Edinburgh, the seat of power for Scottish Kings across the centuries has also been one of Europe’s most forward-thinking cities and has hosted the oldest universities and scientific and educational societies across the continent.
The property market in Edinburgh ranges from multi-million pound, chic Georgian townhouses favoured by the city’s professional classes to new build retirement properties that are proving to be very popular with the baby-boomers.
Conversion of eighteenth and nineteenth-century industrial properties into modern and spacious apartments for up and coming professionals provides investors with off-plan potential and generally prove very easy to let.
Not just city living
Further afield, The Lothians offer an exciting array of different properties that are suitable for all types of investors.
We always feel that the property market is cyclical, which is very useful if you are a flexible and quick-moving property investor!
A noticeable trend in property has been the move from town centre living out towards the suburbs and we have seen in the Midlothian region an uptick in requests for properties within commutable distance of Edinburgh.
Similarly, we have seen an increase in the demand for more ‘lifestyle’ properties in the countryside, whether that be for smallholdings, B&B style accommodation or simply a quietly beautiful pied-a-terre.
Whilst the Lothians is probably best known for its historic capital city, in fact, the lesser-known regions offer some stunning coastline and the countryside is rightly known to be the most beautiful and peaceful in all the UK.
With more than 40 miles of glorious coastline and one of the sunniest climates in Scotland, East Lothian outperformed all other Scottish regions in terms of numbers of residential sales last year.
For investors, this offers more opportunities in the holiday and hospitality sector.
The quality of life offered by reasonably priced properties in the smaller villages is very much sought-after but these still lie within easily commutable distances to the capital.
Whilst many of the properties are rural there are some 40 miles of sandy beaches in the sunniest region in Scotland and as such the potential for investors to find bargains in the hospitality and holiday rental sector is great.
Financially, West Lothian was a particularly strong performer in 2018 with growth of 12.2 per cent although East Lothian was close behind, with an increase of 11.7 per cent compared with 2017.
The regions offer openings for the smaller investor also.
From our experience, we have seen buy-to-let suitable maisonette flats for around £35-40,000 which makes the market much more accessible than the rest of the UK.
At the same time, the reduction in the exchange rate for the Pound has helped many more overseas buyers get into the market.
The Lothians are among the most buoyant markets in the UK and Europe and show the value of understanding local markets.
With the ability to leverage local market knowledge and add this to a professional and analytical approach, Wealth Through Property Ltd has helped clients both large and small to make an outstanding return on their capital.
