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The rental market in Scotland has seen significant fluctuations over the past year, with the average rental price for newly let properties rising by 12.9%, according to Zoopla's December report.

Soaring demand for houses in the UK will last well into next year as buyers continue to search for more room after the coronavirus pandemic, according to property firm Zoopla.

The amount of UK property sales that are made by first time buyers is set to fall for the first time in five years as banks across the country remove low-deposit mortgages from the market in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Properties in Glasgow and Edinburgh are selling faster than in any other city in the UK as the post-lockdown housing boom continues, according to the latest figures from Zoopla. 

The lockdown measures implemented in the UK to stem the spread of coronavirus have stalled £82 billion of home sales, according to Zoopla.

House prices in Edinburgh grew at a faster rate than any other British city in 2019, according to a new report by Zoopla.

Homes in Glasgow and Edinburgh sell twice as quickly as the average UK city property, according to Zoopla's UK Cities House Price Index for September.