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Average prices dropped by 1%, despite sales volumes holding up.
The fall takes the average Scottish home to £168,020.
The fall takes the average Scottish home to £168,020.
The drop in prices coincide with strong sales at the lower end of the market fuelled by BTL investors looking to beat the April 1st stamp duty changes.
Edinburgh has been knocked off the top spot for price growth and Midlothian was the only area to break a record for property values in February, surpassing its pre-crisis peak.
Christine Campbell from Your Move comments:
"House prices are also down compared to the same time last year, but this tells us more about the turbulence caused by the introduction of the Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT) at the beginning of 2015, than anything happening in the market right now.
Purchase activity was concentrated at the lower end of the market with aspiring landlords snapping up affordable options. We can see evidence of this in Edinburgh and Glasgow, where sales of flats, a popular investment choice, have soared in the three months to February 2016.
But at the same time, there has been a slowdown at the top end of the market due to uncertainty surrounding the upcoming Scottish Parliament election and European Union referendum, particularly among foreign buyers. This imbalance between the volume of cheaper and more expensive property sales is skewing the overall measure of price growth, and tipping it downwards.
While the expensive side of the market pauses for breath, uncertainty surrounding the upcoming votes provides a great opportunity for those wanting to buy their first home. With stable house prices, low interest rates and reduced levels of LBTT on cheaper properties, now is the perfect time for first time buyers to take the plunge."
"House prices are also down compared to the same time last year, but this tells us more about the turbulence caused by the introduction of the Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT) at the beginning of 2015, than anything happening in the market right now.
Purchase activity was concentrated at the lower end of the market with aspiring landlords snapping up affordable options. We can see evidence of this in Edinburgh and Glasgow, where sales of flats, a popular investment choice, have soared in the three months to February 2016.
But at the same time, there has been a slowdown at the top end of the market due to uncertainty surrounding the upcoming Scottish Parliament election and European Union referendum, particularly among foreign buyers. This imbalance between the volume of cheaper and more expensive property sales is skewing the overall measure of price growth, and tipping it downwards.
While the expensive side of the market pauses for breath, uncertainty surrounding the upcoming votes provides a great opportunity for those wanting to buy their first home. With stable house prices, low interest rates and reduced levels of LBTT on cheaper properties, now is the perfect time for first time buyers to take the plunge."
Read in full - the Your Move Scottish House Price Index for February 2016
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