5 h. ago High house prices on East Lothian's ‘Golf Coast’ are par for the course

Scotland’s premier towns – and their golfing connections – are popuilar with overseas buyers, says Andrew Smith

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34 h. ago Keir Starmer accepts invitation to visit Donald Trump in Scotland

US president is set to officially open a new golf course at his resort on the North Sea coast at MenieKeir Starmer has accepted an invitation to visit US president Donald Trump during his expected trip to Scotland this month, according to a report.The details of the visit, including the date, are still being finalised, Reuters reported. The White House has not commented on the report. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Scottish Open highlights: 'Great finish' puts spring in Rory McIlroy's step as four players share lead

2023 winner finishes with three straight birdies to have leaders in his sights in East Lothian

Sport

49 h. ago Ryder Cup contenders given strong message by captain at special East Lothian summit

Dane Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen reveals what European captain told players at get-together

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50 h. ago The hardest place to buy a house in Wales where the average price is £257,318

House prices across Wales have risen sharply, but local wages haven’t kept up

Economics

52 h. ago London home sellers are being forced to knock thousands of pounds off their house prices so they can move

After decades of growth, owners are now slashing prices so they can move

Society

3 d. ago Housebuilders pledge £100m for affordable homes but deny keeping prices high after competition probe

The government will allocate the payment to affordable homes programmes across all four nations, including giving funding directly to devolved governments, the CMA said.

Economics

3 d. ago Business news live: Housebuilders pay £100m after investigation and copper hits record price on tariff threat

Stock markets updates and business news from Wednesday

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3 d. ago Four under the radar Scottish Open stars to watch as hidden British gem and unheard Hojgaard ally get ready to rock

Here are four Genesis Scottish Open lurkers who can shine in East Lothian when it gets started this week

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3 d. ago Look inside this palatial East Lothian dream home with a secret

This vast home isn’t quite as old as it looks

Society

3 d. ago I'm a property expert... Rob Dix on house prices, mortgage rates, buying tips and his best ever investment

This month Rob Dix takes on our quickfire property questions and gives his views on the current state of the market.

Economics

4 d. ago Mapped: Latest house prices in your area after new data reveals average cost

Experts say soaring house prices are ‘pushing affordability to the limit’

Economics

4 d. ago Average UK house price growth 'flattened out' in June following a dip linked to stamp duty changes

The housing market’s resilience ‘continues to stand out’ following stamp duty changes, Halifax said.

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5 d. ago Scotland's 'best beaches for 2025' named with 'cinematic' East Lothian bay taking top spot

Beaches were ranked using an 11-point checklist covering water quality, cleanliness, facilities, and accessibility

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5 d. ago Business news live: Trump delays end of trade tariff pause and surprise June house prices data

Stock markets updates and business news from Monday

Economics

5 d. ago Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb | Tim White

We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no“The housing crisis is now as big a threat to the EU as Russia,” Jaume Collboni, the mayor of Barcelona, recently declared. “We’re running the risk of having the working and middle classes conclude that their democracies are incapable of solving their biggest problem.”It is not hard to see where Collboni is coming from. From Dublin to Milan, residents routinely find half of their incomes swallowed up by rent, and home ownership is unthinkable for most. Major cities are witnessing spiralling house prices and some have jaw-dropping year-on-year median rent increases of more than 10%. People are being pushed into ever more precarious and cramped conditions and homelessness is rapidly rising. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Edinburgh house prices jump 4% but one area of capital sees 13.9% slide

“The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders continued to demonstrate resilience” – Paul Hilton, ESPC

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8 d. ago The 13 areas of Scotland where house prices are rising fastest, including one where value has shot up by 17.8%

The areas of Scotland where house prices are rising fastest have been revealed - with one place way out in front.

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8 d. ago Budapest’s young people are joining the ranks of generation rent | Csaba Jelinek

Sell-offs of public housing and the right’s promotion of home ownership has left too many unable to afford accommodationCsaba Jelinek is an urban sociologist based in BudapestWhen I left my family home to study at university in 2007 and moved to downtown Budapest, housing costs were hardly a topic of conversation among my friends. I rented rooms in centrally located flats for £80-£100 per month. Fast forward to 2025 and a similar room in a shared flat would set you back at least £200 – double the price of 15 years ago. Talk to anyone in their 20s in Budapest today, and the deepening housing crisis will inevitably come up as one of the defining struggles of their lives.The statistics paint an equally grim picture. Between 2010 and 2024, Hungary saw the largest increase of the housing price index among EU member states. While the EU average rose by 55.4%, Hungary’s housing price index rocketed by 234%. Meanwhile, per capita net income only grew by 86% in the 2010s. Budapest, the capit...

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8 d. ago Denny's and Waffle House remove egg surcharges as prices fall

Denny’s and Waffle House have removed surcharges that the two restaurant chains added to their menus when U.S. egg prices spiked earlier in the year

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