Is Stamp Duty Holiday required to preserve Residential Market?
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Is Stamp Duty Holiday required to preserve Residential Market?

As one of Scotland’s largest independent firms of Chartered Surveyors we welcome the proposal from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) that Government intervention will be required to stimulate the property market post Covid-19 lockdown. The RICS March 2020 – UK Residential Market Survey showed a reversal to the first two months of the…

Malcolm Donald

Malcolm Donald

Associate Malcolm is an Associate within the long-established Dundee residential department, having joined Graham + Sibbald recently in 2019. He has however an extensive knowledge of the Tayside residential markets having worked the Dundee and surrounding areas for many years.  As a Chartered Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer, he undertakes a variety of surveys including…

Cameron Gilchrist

Cameron Gilchrist

Chartered Surveyor Cameron is a Chartered Surveyor who joined Graham + Sibbald in August 2019. Working within the residential department, he achieved a (BSc Hons) in Construction and the Built Environment as part of the Graduate Apprenticeship Programme in 2023. Cameron qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2024 and provides a range of residential valuations…

Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire Residential Update

Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire Residential Update

The Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire residential market remains strong with demand continuing to outstrip supply in most areas. Due to this lack of supply we have seen the average time a property is on the market decrease in most areas, notably within Bridge of Allan, Dunblane, Cambusbarron and Menstrie. Demand for medium sized family homes is…

Kyle Davidson

Kyle Davidson

Associate Kyle is a Chartered Surveyor, RICS Registered Valuer and Domestic Energy Assessor with over twelve years’ experience in the Highland residential property market.  Kyle graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2012 with an honours degree in Property Management and Valuation and gained Chartered status in 2014. Specialising in residential valuations, he carries out a…

Kirkcaldy Office Update

Kirkcaldy Office Update

Having recently moved from their office space at Whytescauseway to modern office premises within the John Smith Business Centre, our Kirkcaldy team are now welcoming a new staff member – Alan Campbell. Alan will be relocating to Kirkcaldy to head up the residential department, after working as an Associate within the long-established Dundee residential team. Having…

Inverness Residential Hire

In the Inverness office serving the Highlands and Islands, Graham + Sibbald have now hired Kyle Davidson to join their established Residential team. Kyle brings with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise that will be of great benefit to the Inverness team and their respective clients. Kyle will work alongside Kevin MacDonald and Neil…

The ‘Air BnB’ Effect?

The ‘Air BnB’ Effect?

In years past, Dundee is unlikely to have been very high on a holiday goers list of destinations, with most opting for the more metropolitan draw of Edinburgh or Glasgow. Our limited hotels and B and B’s have historically been aimed at, and only partially filled, by long stay workers rather than those coming to…