https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/Practical, sourced guides for people buying a home in Edinburgh.en-gbSat, 07 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/conveyancing-costs-edinburgh/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/conveyancing-costs-edinburgh/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Separate legal fees, VAT, outlays and LBTT so you can compare the full cost of buying an Edinburgh home without a guessed average.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-house-vs-flat-edinburgh/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-house-vs-flat-edinburgh/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Compare the Home Report, title deeds, gardens and repair responsibilities before choosing an Edinburgh house or flat.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/title-deeds-edinburgh-flat/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/title-deeds-edinburgh-flat/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000A plain-English guide to the title sheet, burdens and questions to ask your solicitor about shared repairs and outside space.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/factor-fees-edinburgh/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/factor-fees-edinburgh/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000What to ask about regular factor fees, routine-repair floats and larger maintenance funds before buying an Edinburgh flat.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/what-home-report-does-not-tell-you/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/what-home-report-does-not-tell-you/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000How to read the survey, questionnaire and energy report without treating them as a repair quote or a title-deed check.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/solar-panels-listed-flat-edinburgh/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/solar-panels-listed-flat-edinburgh/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000What Edinburgh’s guidance says about visibility and historic roofs, plus the separate questions of consent, common ownership and technical suitability.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-an-ex-council-flat-edinburgh/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-an-ex-council-flat-edinburgh/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000What a private buyer should ask about mixed-tenure blocks, council factoring, planned work and responsibility for communal costs.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/damp-condensation-tenement-buyers/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/damp-condensation-tenement-buyers/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000How to approach water marks and mould at a viewing without diagnosing the cause yourself, using official council and Home Report guidance.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/hmo-licence-edinburgh-flats/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/hmo-licence-edinburgh-flats/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000An Edinburgh buyer’s starting point for shared occupation: who needs an HMO licence, what the council checks and what not to assume from an advert.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-portobello/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-portobello/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000What to check beyond the beach: Portobello’s conservation boundary, building records, shared repairs and proposed alterations.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-newington/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-newington/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Newington is a neighbourhood, not one conservation-area name. Compare Newington Road and Mayfield Terrace and check the flat’s exact record.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-old-town/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-old-town/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000A practical Old Town flat checklist: exact listing records, internal alterations, common repairs and the Home Report.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-dean-village/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-dean-village/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Dean Village and the Dean Conservation Area are not interchangeable labels. Check the building, the street and the proposed changes separately.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-morningside/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-morningside/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Morningside’s neighbourhood name and conservation boundary are not the same. Use actual street examples before checking a flat’s listing and repairs.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/tenement-buildings-insurance/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/tenement-buildings-insurance/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000The duty to insure a tenement flat and its common-area share, common policies and the right to request insurance evidence from other owners.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/listed-flat-internal-walls/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/listed-flat-internal-walls/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Why listed-flat interiors and partitions can be protected, what the council says about open-plan layouts, and what to ask before buying.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/home-report-validity-scotland/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/home-report-validity-scotland/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000The 12-week marketing rule, the four-week withdrawal rule and practical checks for an older Home Report when buying an Edinburgh home.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/missing-shares-edinburgh/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/missing-shares-edinburgh/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000How Edinburgh’s discretionary Missing Shares Service works, what evidence owners need, and why buyers should ask before shared works start.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/paint-front-door-new-town/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/paint-front-door-new-town/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000What official guidance says about changing a listed front door’s colour in the New Town, and what to check before buying paint.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/category-b-listed-building-scotland/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/category-b-listed-building-scotland/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000What Category B means for an Edinburgh home buyer, why it is not a condition rating, and how the consent rules relate to the category.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-leith-conservation-area/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-leith-conservation-area/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000How the Leith conservation boundary differs from the neighbourhood, with Constitution Street and Great Junction Street examples for flat buyers.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-listed-flat-stockbridge/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-listed-flat-stockbridge/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Stockbridge is not a single conservation-area label. Check New Town, Inverleith and Stockbridge Colonies boundaries and the building’s listing.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-bruntsfield/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-bruntsfield/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000A Bruntsfield flat checklist using council boundaries, street-level listing records and official guidance, without guessing at prices or condition.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/is-marchmont-a-conservation-area/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/is-marchmont-a-conservation-area/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Where Marchmont’s conservation boundary comes from, how to check an address, and what to ask about a flat before offering.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/roof-and-common-repairs/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/roof-and-common-repairs/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000A buyer's checklist for the roof, stonework and common stair of an Edinburgh tenement, using the Home Report, the Tenements Act and council help.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/short-term-lets-edinburgh/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/short-term-lets-edinburgh/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Edinburgh is a short-term let control area. What that means if you're buying a flat you plan to use for holiday or short-term letting.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/offers-and-missives/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/offers-and-missives/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000How offers, closing dates and missives work when you buy a home in Scotland, and why to do your checks before missives conclude.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/property-factors/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/property-factors/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000What a property factor does, how the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 code of conduct and register protect owners, and what to ask before you buy a factored flat.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/tenements-act-shared-repairs/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/tenements-act-shared-repairs/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000What the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 says about shared repairs, voting, splitting costs and repair bills that can pass to a new owner.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/conservation-areas-for-buyers/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/conservation-areas-for-buyers/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000How Edinburgh's 50 conservation areas affect flat buyers: extra controls on alterations, window rules, and how to check a street.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-listed-flat/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-listed-flat/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000What listing means if you're buying a flat in an Edinburgh listed building: categories A, B and C, what a listing covers, and when you need listed building consent.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/windows-and-alterations/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/windows-and-alterations/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000The City of Edinburgh Council's guidance on replacing windows and making alterations in conservation areas and listed buildings.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/shared-repairs/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/shared-repairs/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Who is responsible for common repairs in Edinburgh flats, and the council's free Shared Repairs Service.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/statutory-repair-notices/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/statutory-repair-notices/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000What an Edinburgh statutory repair notice is, what being on the council's property enquiry register does and doesn't mean, and how to make the £78 formal enquiry.https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-in-edinburgh/https://edinburghestateagent.com/guides/buying-a-flat-in-edinburgh/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000A step-by-step checklist for Edinburgh flat buyers: conservation areas, listed buildings, shared tenement repairs, statutory notices and the Home Report, with links to the official sources.