LANDLORD MAINTENANCE: Annual & Seasonal Tips For Low-Stress Lets

Having a solid plan to look after your rental property is essential to avoid unnecessary irritations and higher repair costs at inconvenient moments.

Proactive maintenance does more than preserve your property’s value; it nourishes tenant relationships, keeps you legally compliant, and protects your cash flow from unexpected bills.

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ZOOPLA HOUSE PRICE INDEX – OCTOBER 2025

Executive summary

  • Budget uncertainty is prompting buyers to ‘wait and see’, leading to the first annual decline in sales agreed in two years.
  • Buyer demand is down 8% compared to last year and sales agreed are down 3% as activity cools – more notable in higher value markets.
  • House price inflation is steady at +1.3%, with prices flat in southern England but rising by more than 2% elsewhere .
  • More homes for sale (+7%) is giving serious buyers greater choice.
  • Average time to sell is up to 37 days, c.10% longer than last year.
  • Realistic pricing is key to securing home sales.
  • 350,000 homes worth £100bn are progressing through the sales pipeline – the largest in four years.

The 4 Year & 30 Week Fife Itch That’s Driving Half of all Home Moves.

If you walk down almost any Fife road or street, you will see the quiet signs of life playing out behind the front doors. Families growing. Kids leaving home. Kitchens are being refitted for the second or third time. Yet somewhere in that rhythm, every homeowner starts to feel it again … the gentle itch to move.

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FPTV (EP 271) SELLING YOUR HOME FAST: Your 30-Day Plan to Get a Move On (Watch/Read/Listen)

A speedy sale rarely happens by accident. More often than not, it’s the result of a deliberate, focused, and well-executed plan, and the highest offers usually come when a listing is fresh.

Just like anywhere else, selling your home fast in Scotland is about creating a sense of urgency and spurring buyers into action with an opportunity that’s simply too good to miss.

And if there’s one thing for sure, it’s that your home will be at its most exciting during its first month for sale, so it’s vital to maximise the impact of those critical early weeks to avoid the risk of going stale.

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UK House Price Index For Scotland: August 2025 (Watch/Read/Listen)

Economic statement

Total transaction volumes and new build volumes available to calculate UK HPI estimates have increased recently. HM Land Registry has processed over 40% of HM Revenue & Customs’ provisional sales estimate for UK HPI’s first estimate in recent months, though transaction volumes for older periods and new build volumes remain lower than historical averages. Users should be aware that revisions may be larger than historically and should note the greater uncertainty around new build prices.

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PHIL SPENCER ANNOUNCES FIFE PROPERTIES AS TOP AGENT IN THE UK FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE

Fife Properties Group wins 4 awards at the 22nd annual ESTAS Awards, the most prestigious awards in the UK property sector

The Fife based agency Fife Properties received the Gold for Best Estate Agency in Scotland, Bronze for Best Letting Agency in Scotland and No.1 in Fife again for Sales and Lettings. at the prestigious ESTAS Customer Service Awards 2025 sponsored by Reapit & PayProp. The winners were announced by the country’s favourite TV property presenter Phil Spencer at the Grosvenor House in London in front of 1,100 of the UK’s top property professionals.

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