Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s housing market is proving more resilient than most UK cities, but remains highly price‑sensitive and dependent on accurate valuations, Savills told an audience of 400 real estate professionals at its Scottish Property Outlook event in the capital today. Presenting the firm’

Plans to deliver 49 new affordable homes at Coatfield Lane in Leith have been approved, marking a significant step forward in the City of Edinburgh Council’s ongoing programme to increase the supply of high-quality affordable housing across the city. The new homes will be delivered on behalf o

Vivere Extra Care Group has gained a ‘minded to approve’ planning consent for Edinburgh’s first fully integrated community of extra care homes. Located on the 2.2-acre Lansdowne House site on Coltbridge Terrace, the new community will provide 48 extra care homes, communal resi

Savills has appointed Luke Kearns as head of lettings in Edinburgh. Raised and educated in Aberdeen, Luke brings extensive experience gained in London’s prime lettings market and now returns to Scotland to lead Savills Edinburgh team.

The first part of a Framework Agreement to support the delivery of new affordable homes in Edinburgh, worth around £350 million, is now live.

The chair of an influential charity dedicated to protecting Scotland’s historic buildings has urged Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH) to reconsider its position on controversial plans for a large-scale capsule hostel in the city’s New Town. Jocelyn Cunliffe, chair of the Architectural Herit

Planning and development consultancy Lichfields has relocated its Edinburgh team to larger premises as the business continues to grow its presence in Scotland.

Knight Property Group has secured a new tenant for its refurbished office space at 110 George Street in Edinburgh city centre. Brindley Associates is relocating from its current premises at Hunter Square and has agreed a ten-year lease on the 1,500 sq ft second-floor office suite within the building

In a major boost for the plans to transform Leith Custom House into a museum for Leith, the Sir Tom Farmer Foundation has donated a substantial amount towards the project spearheaded by national heritage charity, Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT). The late Sir Tom Farmer and Lady Anne Farmer

Goodstone Living has marked the practical completion of its Dockside development in Edinburgh, a major milestone for its 373-home build-to-rent residential project overlooking the historic Leith waterfront.

Building and construction firm The JR Group has officially handed over 31 new homes at the former Royal Hospital for Sick Children site in Edinburgh to Home Group Scotland.

Campion Homes has secured a place on the City of Edinburgh Council’s New Build Housing Framework, opening the door to delivering small‑scale social housing developments across the capital. 

Student accommodation developer Alumno and international private equity real estate firm Henderson Park have commenced construction of a new £20 million purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) residence at Jock’s Lodge in Edinburgh. The accommodation will comprise a mix of cluster apa

With fewer cars, but with bus, tram or train options nearby, residents of a new 950-home development on the western outskirts of Edinburgh will benefit from an embarrassment of riches in terms of transport, writes Stuart Harrow, director of transportation at Dougall Baillie Associates. Edinburg

A historic Leith landmark – once an industrial mill, later a cinema and most recently a bingo hall – is set for a new lease of life as a 200-bed student accommodation development.