Housing market experiences mini-boom post lockdown
Despite the concerns for the economy as we come out of lockdown, the housing market is experiencing a bit of a mini-boom at present. The housing market is fighting back as many homebuyers look to find homes with garden space or an extra room to accommodate a working-from-home area. Also, with the reduction in the […]
LBTT Bonus for buyers
The Scottish Government have offered a bonus to house buyers by raising the threshold of LBTT from £145,000 to £250.000. This means that eight out of ten house buyers will benefit from not paying LBTT. The Government have also pledged a further £50 million investment into their First Home Fund initiative. Helping first-time buyers to […]
Trials and tribulations of home working
During the last few weeks, we have all experienced the trials and tribulations of working from home. While many of us thought we would find it difficult working remotely, some found it much more manageable. With the help of technology, and communicating through business software, we have been able to share ideas, deliver presentations and […]
Working Remotely
What can we expect when the lockdown is over? Will, we go back to the way life was before or will we have to adopt the new ‘norm’? For nearly three months now we have been self-isolating and for many of us working remotely from home. We’ve managed to adapt, learn new things and realised […]
Thousands of new home buyers benefit from incentives
It’s estimated that thousands of households per week have benefitted from incentives and stepped onto the property ladder with the assistance of the Help to Buy shared equity scheme. Help to Buy (Scotland) assists with properties up to the value of £200,000. Now the Scottish Government have launched another initiative aimed solely at first-time buyers. […]
Incentives at Rumblingwell
Allanwater Homes popular Rumblingwell development, just ten minutes from the centre of Dunfermline, has incentives available on its final three and four bedroom homes. On offer is the three bedroom terraced, and semi-detached Kintail villa, ideal for first time buyers, couples, and young families, and priced from just £162,995 for the terraced design, and from […]
Thinking of buying a new home in 2020
If you are thinking of buying a new home or planning to move into 2020 with a new address then now is a perfect time, with interest rates still at a record low buyers are in the driver’s seat. Despite the climate for buyers being in an excellent condition, you shouldn’t jump into the housing […]
Why Buy a New Build Home
One of the main benefits of buying a new home is low maintenance, something you won’t find in a second-hand home. With so many energy-efficient elements put into new homes, such as insulation, solar panels, you’ll find that you’ll save on your energy bills. Also, with new build homes, if you reserve early enough, you’ll […]
New homes in Fife with 5% deposit paid offer
Allanwater Homes is offering 5% deposit paid on selected plots at its fast selling Rumblingwell development in Dunfermline. Nearly 75% of the homes in the first phase are now sold. Read our full story in the Edinburgh Reporter https://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2019/04/new-homes-in-fife-with-5-deposit-paid-offer/
A Profile of Family owned business, Allanwater Homes
Part of a family business which has been established for nearly forty years, Allanwater Homes currently has housing developments across the Central Belt of Scotland. Named after the local waterway in the small village of Bridge of Allan in Stirlingshire, the company was founded in 1980 by Ian Stirling. Ian’s son David joined the company […]
