Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre

Advice from the ESPC

The ESPC not only brings together the combination of over 35 years experience within the property market and an established network of solicitor estate agents, but an experienced team of Independent Financial Advisors through ESPC Money Management. You can now tap into our expert advice by regularly reviewing our website where we continually add to our advice columns.

  • Guide to Buying a Property

    We’ve created a useful guide to buying a property which takes you through a simplified process responding to customers frequently asked questions.

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  • Family Law Act

    Recent generations have brought major changes in the way families are formed with greater predominance of non-married couples looking to purchase a property together.

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  • ESPC Guide to Moving Home

    Countdown to moving day - keep on top of things with these useful checklists

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  • Simple Ways to Reduce Your Bills

    Once you own your own property the emphasis moves to home improvements and reducing maintenance bills.

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  • Buying a Property at Auction

    When the auctioneers hammer falls how would you feel? Ecstatic, qualified elation, or immediate regret?

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  • How To Sell Your Home

    Our guide on how to sell your home will give you helpful tips on the pitfalls to avoid, how to sell faster, and achieve that crucial asking price.

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  • A Designers Perspective

    Sandra Lawson looks at “how to sell your home" through the eyes of a professional.

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  • Loft Conversions

    Loft conversions can add up to 30% onto the size of your home without adding to the footprint

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  • Advantages of New Build

    In this article we discuss the pro’s and con’s of buying a new build home. We look at warranties, incentives, how to assess the scope for negotiation, and buying from plan.

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  • Old Property Versus New

    In this article we’ll review the pro’s and con’s of buying an older property, and discuss the signals to look for when trying to establish flexibility on price.

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  • Property Nightmares

    Maintenance all sounds relatively expensive but preventative maintenance is always cheaper than repair.

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  • Property Buying Process

    When selling your property be aware of the buyer types and motivations behind their decision making.

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  • Which Property Type - Location

    With the exception of the property itself, location has always been the most important factor when determining a property’s value. However the models of what constitutes “desireable” continue to evolve.

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  • Which Property Type - Flat Living

    Not everyone will choose to live in flats through choice. Most of us would prefer the dream home, spacious garden, open outlook and rural setting. But restrictions on finances make town or city living the only option.

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  • Advice for Landlords

    There are many reasons why letting your property is a good idea. You can lose more than £5,000 a year by keeping a home empty through rent loss, council tax payments, insurance, dilapidation and security measures. There is also the risk of vandalism and squatting.

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  • Advice for Tenants

    Whether you want to rent as a stop-gap between buying and selling, or considering renting a home on a longer-term basis, our guide will tell you all you need to know about being a tenant.

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