Proper-Tay

Name: Proper-Tay
Address: Proper-Tay Group Ltd, Dundee, DD48UQ, GB
Telephone: +441382665580

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We are a local property solutions company. Specialising in helping people to sell properties quickly.

05/11/2026

A Scottish Home Report is a three-part pack.

1. The Single Survey covers condition, accessibility, repairs and a valuation opinion.
2. The Property Questionnaire is completed by the seller and provides practical property information.
3. The Energy Report contains the Energy Performance Certificate and energy information.

It is useful evidence, but it is not a promise that no other issue exists. Read the actual documents and take professional advice on material concerns.

Save this before your first sale conversation.

04/11/2026

Selling a Scottish home yourself does not automatically mean 'no Home Report'.

Official guidance says a Home Report is still needed for a private sale unless the property falls within an exception. Listed examples include certain new homes sold off-plan or to a first occupier, newly converted homes not yet used in that form, dual-use homes and qualifying seasonal holiday homes.

Do not decide from a social post. Ask the solicitor handling the proposed sale to confirm the position before marketing or negotiation.

Save this and read the official exception list.

03/11/2026

Registers of Scotland reports an average Scottish property price of £198,000 in August 2026. That was 2.9% higher than August 2025 and 0.9% higher than July on a non-seasonally adjusted basis.

The latest months are provisional and can be revised as more transactions are included. A national average also cannot value an individual property: location, type, condition, title and buyer demand still matter.

Save the figures as market context, not as your property's price tag.

02/11/2026

Scotland did not switch to new-style EPCs on 31 October 2026.

The Scottish Government now plans to introduce the new certificates, rating system and validity rules from 30 April 2028. The current EPC system largely continues until then. What did change on 31 October was the EPC lodgement fee: £6 for domestic properties and £15.50 for other properties.

If you are selling or letting now, use the current rules and check the live guidance rather than an old announcement.

Save this correction and share it with anyone preparing a property.

30/10/2026

Waiting can be sensible when it is deliberate.

At the end of October, ask whether the property is improving, whether the monthly cost has changed, whether the condition risk is growing and when the next decision will be made. If nothing is changing and there is no review date, the property may simply be waiting.

A quiet review does not commit you to a sale. It gives the waiting period a purpose.

Send the address and three photographs for a confidential first view.

29/10/2026

If a property decision has been drifting, use the end of October to create a clear November plan.

Gather the facts, confirm who is involved in the decision, choose a realistic next-review date, compare the available routes and prepare the address with three honest photographs.

This does not commit you to selling. It stops the property sitting in an undefined holding pattern while costs, work or uncertainty continue.

Message REVIEW if you want a quiet starting point.

28/10/2026

The first cold spell can turn a small issue in an empty property into an expensive one.

Check the water and heating arrangements, roof and gutters, access, security and the insurer's vacancy requirements. Arrange regular visits and use a qualified plumber or other appropriate professional where work is needed. Scottish Water also advises that leaving taps running is not a reliable way to prevent bursts.

If carrying the property through winter no longer feels sensible, message REVIEW to compare the alternatives.

27/10/2026

A useful route comparison uses the same criteria every time.

Score the estate-agent, auction and direct-sale routes from one to five for price potential, speed, certainty, effort and discretion. Then decide which two criteria matter most for your actual situation.

There is no universal winning score. A route that works for a market-ready home may be wrong for an empty, tenanted or refurbishment-heavy property.

Save the scorecard or message ROUTE for a practical comparison.

26/10/2026

If price is the only thing written down, the property decision is incomplete.

Create a simple sale brief: your ideal price, the latest acceptable completion date, how much work you are willing to do, your tolerance for viewings and uncertainty, and how important privacy is.

The answers make it easier to compare routes on the same basis and recognise the trade-offs before a decision feels urgent.

Write down the five points, then message REVIEW.

23/10/2026

I will not tell every owner that a direct sale is their best option.

It can suit a property needing work, an owner prioritising certainty, a quiet sale or a timetable with fewer moving parts. A market-ready property with time available may benefit from wider open-market exposure instead.

The right conversation explains the trade-off rather than pushing one answer.

Message ROUTE for an honest comparison.

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Proper-Tay Group Ltd
Dundee
DD48UQ

Telephone

+441382665580

Website

https://www.proper-tay.com/

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