Home Report Value: Why You Can't Deduct Renovation Costs

Annabelle Watt

Published on: 17/09/2026

Buyers try to knock renovation costs off the Home Report value. Condition is already priced in. Here is what really moves a price in East Lothian and Edinburgh.

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"I'll Wait and See What the Budget Brings"

Annabelle Watt

Published on: 07/09/2026

Buyers keep saying they'll wait and see what the Budget brings. For most people buying a home in Scotland to live in, the 'stamp duty hit' they're bracing for was never their tax. Here's why waiting rarely helps.

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Have you actually decided to move? Because that changes everything.

Annabelle Watt

Published on: 31/08/2026

The real question isn't what your house is worth. It's whether you actually want to move. If you're not sure, wait. A half-hearted sale at a hopeful price is how homes end up sitting for months. If you do want to move, then you price to move.

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Overpricing helps nobody. Here's what really happens.

Annabelle Watt

Published on: 31/08/2026

Holding onto a high valuation may cost you a perfectly good buyer. Overpricing does not get you more. It gets you time on the market, a reduction and usually a lower final price than if you'd priced it right from the start.

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