Last week, a landlord came in to our office to discuss the rising property values in Edinburgh. He owns a varied portfolio of rental properties, primarily in Edinburgh, and is thinking of buying more properties so he was interested in comparing the increase in property values around the area.
Over the last 5 years the average property value in Edinburgh
has risen by £59,217, from £234,935 to £294,152. This is an increase of £227.76
per week. When you dig a bit deeper, the values for flats has performed the
best in percentage increase terms with the average increase of flats over the
last 5 years being 31% or £53,152 or £204.43 per week whereas terraced houses
have performed the worst in percentage increase terms as they have only seen an
increase of value of 21% or £60,943 or £234.40 per week over this period. The value of detached and semi-detached
houses has increased by 22-26% so they are somewhere in between flats and terraced
houses.
When we looked at some of the surrounding towns, what we
found was very interesting as their property prices have all increased less
than Edinburgh other than Balerno and Juniper Green. Balerno has had the highest average increase
in property value at around £240.66 per week with Juniper Green being not that
far behind on £233.66 per week, followed by Kirkliston on £194.65, Currie on £187.49,
Linlithgow on £172.56, South Queensferry on £171.35, Dalkeith on £144.50, Musselburgh
on £137.54, Penicuik on £133.72 and finally Livingston on £131.34 per week.
So overall average property values in the area have risen
which suggests that the local property market is doing well although, as
always, there are pockets that are doing better than others.
When considering this landlord’s buy to let portfolio,
the rental values have also been increasing over the last 5 years.
So with rising property prices and rents, it could be a
good time to invest in the property market in Edinburgh.
We hope you find our posts useful. If you would like some advice with your
potential investment, please call us (on 0131 603 4570) or email us (edinburgh@thekeyplace.co.uk).
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