"Spring is a time for planning ahead and getting your house in order – and the prime property market is no exception"

"Scotland’s £1 million-plus market recorded more sales last year, led by continuing demand for family homes and well-presented country houses "

"We discuss the findings from our recent landlord survey, the latest movements in rental values, key trends across the market, and our prime rental forecasts"

"Growth across prime regional markets remains muted as the buoyancy of the pandemic recedes and the October Budget looms on the horizon. But the August interest rate cut has stimulated growing demand among mortgaged buyers, which is likely to feed into a gradual recovery"

"As the mortgage markets improve confidence has returned to the prime regional markets outside of London. This has seen values bottom out over the first three months of the year as market conditions stabilise"