Scottish house sales surge

Posted May 02nd, 2016

Waterside Property

The number of properties sold in Scotland increased by 18.2% in the final three months of the financial year. The surge was led by Buy to Let investors keen to avoid the additional 3% stamp duty introduced on 1st April.

Figures from the Registrars of Scotland showed there were 19,892 sales between January and March, the highest figure since 2007-2008.

The total value of sales was up 8.3% to £3.15 billion, however the average sale price during the quarter was 8.4% lower than the previous year. This was largely down to an increase in the number of sales of lower priced houses. All house types showed an increase in sales volumes but all showed a decrease in average sale price.

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Sarah Railton

07:41 14 Apr 23

First class selling experience from start to finish with Waterside Property. The communication from the friendly & very helpful team is excellent. We've instructed many estate agents over the years and Waterside Property is by far the best we've ever worked with. Scott, Nikki & David were outstanding.HIGHLY recommend.read more

Sarah Railton

07:39 14 Apr 23

Rachel Cope

20:19 20 Mar 23

Great local knowledge, friendly and helpful. As a buyer, whenever I had questions someone got back to me quickly.

Michael

14:53 09 Mar 23

First class service .Went on Late Dec 2022 sold by 10 Jan 2023No problems, plenty of viewings even at that time of year

Hev Dutt

13:37 06 Feb 23

Waterside recently sold our apartment in kilmun we where very impressed with their service and professionalism in all aspects of the transaction they managed to sell our property within 72 hours for a very fair price impressive !!Huge thanks in particular to Scott and Nikki for all the help given to us Jeff and Heatherread more

Sharon Shattock

11:41 21 Jan 23

We have just moved from Gourock to Dunoon and the service received from Nikki and colleagues at Waterside properties has been second to none would definitely recommend.read more

David Suszek

20:48 20 Jan 23

I have lived in Gourock for the past 5 years and when I sold up to move to Dunoon, I registered with all Dunoon based Estate Agents. I found the advice and help I received from Waterside Property to be exceptional. Nikki in the office was very helpful during and after my purchase. I also met David, Caroline and Scott during my viewings. Nice people. Thanks again guys, my property is lovely.read more

Duncan Samarasinghe

17:12 23 Dec 22

I purchased my flat from Waterside Property. Nikki was warm and helpful. We just chatted like old friends, and it made me feel secure about making the purchase. The flat is brilliant, and I thoroughly recommend Waterside Property.read more

Steve Richardson

09:24 23 Dec 22

Brilliant service from all of the team, very professional at all times and helped me find my wee house in Argyll even though I am English 😜Would highly recommend to anyone looking to buy or sell,Hope you all have a great Christmas and all the best for 2023,Thanks guysread more

Rosemary Grant

16:00 16 Dec 22

Very professional service and excellent website showing the best of your property Would highly recommend

Paul Thompson

12:32 16 Dec 22

We were really pleased with the service and Waterside professionalism, from when we first went to them, to put our flat up for sale, Nikki kept us informed all the way through the sale of the property. Even after the sale of our flat, Nikki helped us, and advised us with the procedures.10/10 to Waterside.Deffinately reccomend them for buying and selling.Thank you Waterside, especially Nikki. Xread more

Bill Jamieson

13:58 27 Nov 22

I found the service of Waterside property to be of the highest standards in customer service and professionalism and would thoroughly recommend Waterside property to anybody looking to sell their home. The staff have exceeded expectations at every level. Strongly recommended.read more

Leanne Draper

23:39 13 Nov 22

Absolutely fantastic experience from WaterSide property when purchasing my new home. Nikki is so lovely, she made me feel very welcome to the area and gave me lots of information to help me on my way in a new village ❤️read more

Jaine Maclean

11:57 03 Nov 22

Wonderful service from start to finish. Top quality photos and schedule, secured multiple viewings within hours of going live and sold for well above our expectations within days. Highly recommended. Genuine staff, really have your best interests,friendly, helpful and professional. I know estate agents usually get a bad rep but you can’t go wrong with Waterside -Scott is a really great trustworthy guy and all the other members of the team -David,Nickki and Caroline were brilliant.Put your trust in Waterside and you will not be disappointed.read more

Jane Maclean

11:39 03 Nov 22

Wonderful service from start to finish! Top quality photographs and schedule , multiple viewings arranged within hours of being on the market and sold for far beyond our expectation within days. Highly recommended, you really feel that they have your best interest at heart.read more

Ian MacLaren

21:26 11 Oct 22

Bought our house through Waterside Property. Both David as the agent doing the viewing and Nikki in the office were very helpful.read more

Catherine MacLeod

18:44 05 Oct 22

I cannot recommend Waterside Property highly enough. They made the whole selling process easy and hassle free. Kept us informed throughout. Sold the property really quickly and nothing was a problem for them. Would recommend them to anybody selling their property. First class service.read more

Ian Asher

16:36 09 Sep 22

Waterside efficiently handled all viewings on our behalf. Feedback was quick and comprehensive. Nikki handled admin matters with professionalism.read more

Martin Mumby

09:48 18 Aug 22

Very helpful, polite, and professional! Thoroughly recommend WaterSide Property!

Martin Mumby

09:46 18 Aug 22

Thanks to all at Waterside we are looking forward to a new chapter in our lives. Very polite, helpful, and professional!

Gary Kirsop

12:14 15 Aug 22

Excellent service & price

Liam Stuart Brown

08:56 14 Aug 22

Great agents. Sold our property with no hassles… also helped us to find something else. Thanks

Gabrielle Caswell

14:07 11 Aug 22

I cannot recommend Waterside Properties highly enough! I sold my property through them and it was a very good service. Great communication, very responsive and helpful, so no hesitation in recommending them.read more

Catriona Miller

17:35 10 Aug 22

Scott and the team at Waterside Property were professional, easy to deal with and made selling our home completely hassle free. Special mention to David Geddes for going above and beyond. Highly recommended 😊read more

Colin Darroch

16:36 27 Jun 22

They did the most wonderful job selling our house. A great team who work hard from start to finish professional and friendly. Want to sell a house in Dunoon then go to waterside - brilliant.read more

Andrew King

22:29 23 Jun 22

Waterside property sold two houses for us. They couldn't have been any more supportive throughout the process. Made everything very easy. Scott is a stand up genuine guy who is trust worthy and reliable. David is an absolute pleasure and got us a great price for our flat. Nikki has fantastic communication skills and always kept us in the loop. She literally went above and beyond many times within the process for us taking alot of stress away. I would highly recommend waterside for buying and selling. I have bought a home before with waterside who again made everything easy. What a great team. Thank you all of you xxxread more

Andrew King

22:11 23 Jun 22

Waterside sold two houses for us and were absolutely fantastic. The team are professional, provide great support and advice. Excellent communication skills from Nikki who went above and beyond for us.read more

Morven McCowan

08:46 17 Jun 22

Ancel Mitchell

17:15 06 Jun 22

Nikki at Waterside Property was absolutely amazing through initial contact to closing the sale. Very responsive, friendly, thorough and professional. I would have absolutely no hesitation in using Waterside again whether buying or selling. My first home purchase and it went so smoothly! Thank you so much!read more

Brian Johnston

20:25 29 May 22

Professional, friendly and efficient service with great communication throughout the whole process of selling. Kept informed at each step and all we had to do was sit back and wait for a sale which was in a matter of days. Can’t praise the team enough and would highly recommend.read more

Maureen Hamill

13:27 27 May 22

First class service from this great team. The whole process was straightforward from the initial valuation of my flat through the viewings and final sale. Throughout the process I felt well supported and would not hesitate to advise anyone selling property to let this professional team assist them.read more

Maureen Hamill

13:18 27 May 22

Have to highly recommend this great service. I knew from the valuation meeting with Scott that my flat was in the hands of a truly professional team and David and Nikki certainly proved that to be the case. Everything was first class..read more

Helen Moffat

08:43 14 May 22

Excellent service from start to finish from every member of their very professional team. Huge thank you for taking a lot of the stress out of the whole process.read more

Craig Coultman-Smith

17:47 13 May 22

What a great team! Friendly, professional and effective. They made selling our flat easy and they delivered a top price for us. Scott, David & Nikki were a pleasure to deal with and we would have no hesitation recommending Waterside Properties to anyone wanting to sell their property.read more

Craig Coultman-Smith

17:46 13 May 22

Bicky T S

17:21 13 May 22

Very good and friendly service from Nikki and David at Waterside Property, who helped us in purchasing a lovely flat in Kirn. Highly recommended!read more

Carole Price

20:46 12 May 22

Very helpful and professional, especially Nikki who answered all our queries and questions when purchasing our property. would highly recommendread more

Janet McMahon

16:43 12 May 22

Excellent service, very friendly staff, great experience throughout the process, they even gave us a welcome to your new home card. Highly recommended.read more

Isabel Boyle

15:31 12 May 22

house sold very quickly all done in weeks

Debs Shaw

20:11 17 Mar 22

Fantastic customer service, extremely professional & go above & beyond for their customers - highly recommend!

Katarzyna Sobaniak

08:10 23 Dec 21

09:34 23 Oct 21

William Mccorquodale

14:46 19 Sep 21

very professional & a pleasure to have them sell my property

Virginia King

14:14 17 Sep 21

Very professional and very well organised. Nikki, Scott and Fiona provided a great service from start to finish and we had offers for our flat in record time.read more

Mary McDonald

22:17 15 Sep 21

Hamish Hood Mooring

12:32 24 Aug 21

My wife and I recently purchased a property in Dunoon via waterside. It is our first home together and they really made the process seamless and helped reduce any stress we might have had. They also helped us out with some tips for local activities and places to walk our dog. Highly recommended, my thanks to you all.read more

Drew Stewart

14:25 06 Aug 21

Very helpful team, kept us informed following each viewing right through to offer being received.

Drew Stewart

14:21 06 Aug 21

Very helpful team, kept us informed following each viewing right through to offer being received.

Dave Burton

15:04 05 Aug 21

Friendly and helpful staff, did not rush us during viewing but were on hand to answer questions if required, would recommend. DBread more

Kimberley Thomson

12:07 05 Aug 21

Great service and advice from start to finish.

Irene Le Maistre

09:05 04 Aug 21

In our extensive search for a property, Waterside Property we’re by far the most friendly and helpful. They went out of their way to set up multiple viewings that we requested on the first day. The one thing they did do is listen.They recommended a property we hadn’t even considered, which turned out to be “the one”.Right away we offered on it and with their help secured the deal. So happy with our property and would highly recommend Waterside Property to anyone looking for their dream home in Dunoon.read more

David Bowles

07:48 03 Aug 21

kennyn19

07:27 20 Jul 21

Waterside were one of three estate agents I had dealings with in Dunoon and were the best. They fitted in around my schedule, were friendly and helpful, and seemed honest about the properties rather than pushing a sale.read more

Eilidh Goslan

16:22 19 Jul 21

Had a stress free experience buying my first property with Waterside!

Ciorsdan Fagan

13:06 19 Jul 21

I used Waterside to sell my gallery in March 2021 and to buy a house in July 2021. On both occasions they couldn’t have been better. Friendly, organised and efficient. Many thanksCiorsdanread more

Courtney Cowden

12:43 19 Jul 21

Purchased my property from waterside and couldn’t thank the team enough specifically Fiona and Carole they have been so helpful throughout the whole process answering any queries I had. Would highly recommend.read more

Calum Gray

12:25 19 Jul 21

Waterside were exceptional in their service. I was selling my property in scotland whilst in England, they kept me up to date on viewings booked - comments back. And made the whole process seamless, they even sold the property in 2 days on the market 🙌🏼read more

robert anderson

15:37 27 May 21

I called to make an enquiry on a property but received so much more. What a pleasure to be told about the area, places of interest and many things to do. It was like a mini tourist board information portal. Just the type of treatment strangers like myself really need. If only all agents were like this!!!read more

Duncan Weir

13:04 01 Apr 21

Just like to thank Scott and his team, thoroughly professional , only a phone call away to help with any problems taking the stress out of selling !read more

George Wallace

12:33 14 Mar 21

Waterside sold our property within two weeks, the staff were great with Scott, Nikki and Fiona being very efficient and friendly, would definitely use them in the future.read more

The Adventures of Rorain

08:02 14 Mar 21

Dougie Wilson

10:20 13 Mar 21

Efficient, friendly, helpful.

Les Orr

15:29 12 Mar 21

Great service in a very difficult situation of back word and re-selling the property in days. All in a very difficult pandemic situationread more

Gerry Fitzgerald

15:19 16 Feb 21

winifred ritchie

14:43 25 Jan 21

Helpful estate agent, pleasant service, go the extra mile👍

David Geddes

22:43 19 Aug 20

Fabulous service with a great team that really look after you.

Anne and Keith Wood

08:30 15 Aug 20

When buying a house in Scotland the process is different from England. The team at Waterside property services were very professional, polite and helpful in guiding us through this process. They also provided a list of solicitors and their contact details. We now live in our dream home by the sea.read more

Anne Wood

08:24 15 Aug 20

When buying a house in Scotland the Process differs from England. The staff were very professional, polite and very helpful in guiding us through the process. Suppling us with a list of solicitors and their contact details. Thank you, we now live in our dream home.read more

Stephen Harrison

16:03 14 Aug 20

I cannot praise them enough. They are so professional.

Ross Macdonald

21:27 02 Apr 20

Received an excellent service from Scott and the team on the sale of our house.Expectations well set. House priced and photographed in a genuinely representative manner, meaning that anyone coming to see the place got exactly what they were promised on the website.The team represented our best interests well, and also went out of their way to best represent the couple who bought out house, helping us agree a fair price for all.Would definitely recommendread more

Sylvia Dow

09:45 18 Mar 20

Friendly approachable staff always available for questions and updates

Stuart Anderson

13:20 01 Mar 20

Fiona Evennett

22:31 15 Feb 20

Friendly, helpful and excellent service, the team communicated well and kept me well informed

Andy Dominick

15:14 14 Feb 20

Excellent customer service, great communication, very helpful. Great team waterside thanks for all your support.

Michael Dowds

12:46 09 Jan 20

Our experience of Estate Agents over the years has generally been poor with many service level promises going unfulfilled. Waterside Property, in Dunoon, have bucked this trend by being unusually helpful, responsive and supportive, despite a number of setbacks from the buyers side, taking many months to complete. if you are considering Waterside Property as your agent, I can’t recommend them highly enough. Thank you for a great friendly experience Scott and your team!read more

Jisa Lane

17:11 08 Jan 20

We bought our house through waterside property last year and found them very very helpful, Scott went above and beyond to help us with everything! Great service 👌🏼read more

Fee Lafferty

21:32 05 Dec 19

Waterside Properties, what a great place to do business with.As sellers from overseas, we felt confident and very well taken care of from the start. Nikki was tremendously helpful in every aspect of the sale of our flat. Scott was responsible for the marvellous write up and photos. Fiona kept us well informed every step of the way. What a terrific team. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️T&S - USAread more

Anne Cruickshank

18:07 25 Nov 19

Great service, sale was agreed in less than a week. Happy to recommend.

Lynn Robertson

21:48 24 Nov 19

Really helpful and friendly

Shereen Sadiq

15:24 25 Oct 19

Nicky & Fiona provided a professional friendly effective & efficient service. We would have no hesitation in recommending them particularly as they were heads & shoulders above some of their major competitors. They treated us as valued customers not just a number.read more

Lin Li

15:05 09 Oct 19

Their staff is very friendly and communicated well with us. We were not able to be present during the viewings and Waterside was responsible for showing viewers our property. They followed up the viewers and gave us feedback afterwards, which is very helpful.read more

Heather Kirby

19:50 16 Sep 19

Polite, friendly, efficient helpful staff.Waterside staff go beyond the call of duty.No hesitation in recommending this estate agent.read more

Gail Simon

02:31 31 Aug 19

Brilliant team, professional service throughout the house sale.We highly recommend anyone looking to sell their home use Waterside Property.read more

Andy Armitage

22:12 28 Aug 19

I found Waterside Properties provided me with a friendly and efficient service, I can't recommend them enough. I would gladly use them again in the future. Massive thanks to you allread more

Gerald Adamson-Eadie

15:47 28 Aug 19

The staff were so friendly and a pleasure to deal with, nothing was too much trouble for them......Thank You Fiona and Nikki.

Susan Brown

13:15 28 Aug 19

The company was very professional and efficient. They provided guidance and support.Office Staff were approachable and and very pleasant keeping us up to date with all procedures.We had a very positive experience with Waterside Property and would highly recommend them.read more

buddajamie

13:03 29 Jul 19

top class a pleasure to deal with super contact and info when needed if i sell again i would useJim + Helen Thomson

Jim Thomson

15:15 26 Jul 19

made the job of selling our house a pleasure with no stress this was the 2nd estate agent we tried sorry we did not go their firsthigh recommend Scott and his staff to every one selling their home Jim + Helen Thomsonread more

Megan Paterson

18:06 11 Jul 19

great customer service and there too help and advice every step along the way, highly reccommend waterside property dunoon

ally Noakes

16:20 11 Jul 19

Very helpful and friendly staff. They all went above and beyond to help me find my first house and then continued to guide me through the process. I would highly recommend using them and i will definitely use their services again if the occasion arises.read more

Gary Whyte

10:23 19 Jun 19

First class service from Nikki and Fiona! They listened to my requirements and proactively sought out properties they knew would hit the mark! Their knowledge of the area/surroundings (I was moving 450 miles) was also invaluable and made for a more-rounded customer experience and, overall they showed commendable enthusiasm in all aspects of the job and dealings with me - they clearly enjoy what they do and surely must be a real asset and ‘shop-window’ to Waterside! Of course, a sense of humour helps ... which they both have! I am delighted to now live in Dunoon and I love my new home. Thank you Girls!My one minor comment is that the Office isn’t open at the weekends - and I know Nikki would love to work a 7-day week! Weekends is the only time opportunity potential buyers might have.read more

Denis McElhinney

10:16 19 Jun 19

Can't praise Fiona and Nikki highly enough. Very efficient and friendly service. They totally get it regarding the extra difficulties in moving home to Dunoon across the water from the mainland.read more

Becca Kennedy

06:45 19 Jun 19

Great customer service , staff are so friendly ! Would definitely recommend! Amazing from start to finish !

Scot Hill

17:41 12 Jun 19

The whole team worked very hard in finding a buyer for our flat within days. We can't thank all enough for everything they done. :)read more

Helen Gillies

18:10 15 May 19

very friendly & extremely helpful staff..made house searching easy & relaxed....A1 service !

Marta Dudek

21:53 11 May 19

Quick service, nice and helpfull staff, great communication as well.

Lisa Laidlaw

14:25 09 May 19

Fantastic service start to finish.

Brian William McKinnon

09:41 09 May 19

they are a classy outfitfrom start to finish they were helpful,attentive,informative and also very funnyrelaxed but totally on the ballmy wife and i loved thembest estate agents bar none xxread more

Iain Canning

20:50 08 May 19

A very pleasant and easy transaction when moving to Innellan from England. Helped by the friendly and informative staff at Waterside.read more

Carol Pryde

16:55 08 May 19

Nikki at Waterside Property Dunoon was very accommodating, knowledgeable and with a can do approach when we decided to move to Dunoon. She arranged for us to view all of the properties we were interested in and also informed us of everything we needed to know in the Dunoon area. She made the transition from the South to the North very easy. Nothing was too much trouble. Would highly recommend Waterside Properties to others.read more

Dunstan Low

14:55 02 May 19

Great service all round, great communication and friendly staff!

Eloise Scrimshaw

08:26 17 Apr 19

Fiona and the team where excellent, her patience in showing us many houses untill we found the right one was outstanding

Katrina Johnston

18:57 11 Apr 19

Waterside Property made the selling of our house seem so quick and easy couldn’t have asked for better our house sold in less than 2 weeks!! They have a very professional team who go out of their way to provide the best service to their clients. I was so happy with everything that they provided. Definate recommendation from us.read more

Nikki Dayton

15:20 11 Apr 19

Great service, always a friendly, helpful voice to deal with any issues.

Ian Orr

15:10 11 Apr 19

friendly and excellent staff no messing about. was very happy with the sale of the house. the house was not on the market for long and was sold fast.would use waterside again.read more

Eileen Connell

14:54 11 Apr 19

Very professional and courteous staff. The process was smooth and any queries were dealt with appropriately. Certainly would recommend them.read more

Muriel Alexander

14:13 11 Apr 19

Waterside secured a swift sale of our property last year and we were delighted with the efficient and friendly service that all of the staff offeredread more

Fraser Smith

13:31 11 Apr 19

Knowledgeable staff and prompt service when viewing properties. Professional service from start to finish.

Moyra Blincow Stinson

08:51 10 Apr 19

We have dealt with Waterside on a couple of occasions, Nikki, Fiona, and Scott all absolute stars. Very helpful even when you think the questions you are asking may seem a bit silly. Thank you once again. 👏👏👏read more

Paul Copp

18:14 09 Apr 19

Overall the service provided by Waterside property was excellent. Our search began Feb 2018 and we finally bought property last October ( 2018). As we were living in West Wales at the time we were only able to get to Dunoon a few times but we were updated regularly about properties. Once we had decided on a property we had a lot of valuable help with the buying process. We had only had experience of the English and Welsh system so Scottish property law was something with which we were unfamiliar. The staff at Waterside were always so helpful and ready to answer our questions.read more

David Hegarty

17:18 09 Apr 19

Highly recommend waterside properties. I used their services recently to purchase a house. Staff are very friendly and professional. Everything was dealt with efficiently and promptly.read more

Don McNeil

20:43 08 Apr 19

The professionalism and expertise of all concerned was outstanding so much so our house was sold within a week after it went on to their websiteread more

Gail Corbett-Smith

08:30 08 Apr 19

I always found the team at Waterside very helpful, approachable and responsive. I would highly recommend them.

Elizann O'Kane

15:13 04 Apr 19

very helpful staff, nothing was ever too much bother, very friendly.

Allan Fisher

14:00 26 Nov 17

Thanks to Waterside Property Dunoon for a lovely meal up in The Braes we were given off them . Thank you

Christine Ferguson

19:20 02 Oct 17

Waterside helped us get a very quick sale of our house last year. Most impressed by their staff throughout the process. Extremely professional and helpful. Made what's supposed to be a stressful time so much easier!read more

Fiona McLauchlan

17:25 23 Jun 17

Scott, Nicky and Leigh fabulous, fantastic, brilliant always go to Waterside ��

Joanna Baryla

23:21 13 Apr 17

Dougie Wallace

05:37 04 May 15

Liz miller and all the staff spot on

Laura King

23:50 01 Apr 14

Moira-Ann Gallanagh

20:31 01 Apr 14

Excellent customer service from very helpful staff.

Karen Torlay

16:17 01 Apr 14

Wonderful friendly staff!

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