Number of rural estates sold in Scotland doubled in 2015

Despite challenges facing the rural property sector in Scotland, including political and economic uncertainty, more than double the number of rural estates sold this year compared with 2014. Research from real estate firm Savills reveals quality and diversity of field sport and conservation were the main drivers for purchase in 2015, with viewers coming from the length and breadth of the UK, the Middle East, the US, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands. ‘The estate market has shown a significan...