Buying help & advice

Mortgage rates in the news – Neilsons explain what it means

Midlothian property market continues to break records in 2022

Despite negative press headlines and posts on public Facebook forums suggesting impending doom and gloom in the market, the Midlothian property market – like the rest of East Central Scotland – co...

Changes for First Time Buyers and other priority groups in the Open Market Shared Equity Scheme (OMSE) 2022

In August 2022 there have been welcome changes to the Low-Cost Initiative for First Time Buyers and other priority groups (more commonly known as ‘LIFT’) in the Open Market Shared Equity Scheme (O...

Neilsons raise over £5,500 for Maggie’s Centre!

In June 2022, a team of 29 staff from Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents took on a physical challenge to raise funds for the brilliant Maggie’s Centre. It’s no secret that charities like Maggie...

What does rising interest rates and talk of recession mean for the Edinburgh and Lothians property market?

As ever, when it comes to local property market news and updates, Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents want to give informative frontline dispatches from those working at the forefront of the local E...

What’s happening in the Midlothian property market?

Now that 2022 is here, we can look back at what the local property market was like in Midlothian in 2021 in full and we catch up with our local Midlothian property expert, Diane Yates, to get her view...

East Central Scotland property market

The eagerly anticipated end of year Spotify wrapped playlists are out, the halls are decked, and we are now able to review the East Central Scotland property market 2021 through Neilsons’ lens. We c...

Neilsons are ‘High Street Firm of the Year’ finalists at The Herald Law Awards 2021

Established in 2004, the The Herald Law Awards of Scotland  have focused attention on the excellent quality of work being undertaken by Scotland’s most respected lawyers and law firms. They recogni...

Neilsons win ‘High Street Firm of the Year’ at The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2021

Last night, at The Herald Law Awards of Scotland virtual awards ceremony hosted by Jennifer Reoch, Neilsons were delighted to win ‘High Street Firm of the Year’. Established in 2004, the T...

Neilsons are finalists in four categories at the Scottish Legal Awards 2021

Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents are delighted to have been confirmed as finalists in four categories at this year’s Scottish Legal Awards which celebrates excellence in the Scottish legal prof...

It was the coldest May in 25 years, but the Edinburgh and Lothians property market was hot, hot, hot.

It may have been one of the most cold and dreich Springtime months we have seen in 25 years, but it was one of the busiest Springs for property sales and purchases in over a decade in East Central Sco...

Neilsons have processed sales of almost £200m in 2020/2021 and are experiencing a massive 93% increase in demand for the firm’s services from new clients, due to pro-active and innovative approach

Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents have processed sales of almost £200m between 1st April 2020 and 1st April 2021 with sales at the firm rising +33% compared to the same period in 2019/2020. New p...