11 of the best · Edinburgh, Scotland
How buying works in Scotland, from the Home Report and the closing date to the missives, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and Registers of Scotland, where people live in Edinburgh, and the city’s agents. We never publish prices.
Our 11 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three we return to, chosen by people who know Edinburgh’s closes, crescents and quaysides.
Scottish Government
The official step-by-step guide to buying a home in Scotland: Home Report, offers, missives and settlement.
The Scottish way of buying a home.
The back story
Scotland buys property its own way: the seller’s Home Report, notes of interest, closing dates and missives. Where people live, and how it works.
From mygov.scot and Revenue Scotland.
Revenue Scotland
LBTT, Scotland’s tax on buying land and property, paid to Revenue Scotland.
Scottish Government
The official step-by-step guide to buying a home in Scotland: Home Report, offers, missives and settlement.
Who to talk to.
Agent
The Edinburgh Solicitors’ Property Centre: Scotland’s property search site, with homes from the city’s solicitor estate agents.
Agent
The international agency, with an Edinburgh office for prime city and country homes.
Agent
A Scottish agency selling homes, farms, estates and new developments across Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Borders.
