Many people assume they should wait for spring before putting their home on the market. That’s not necessarily so.
We’ve seen a busy property market across Scotland in 2025 and we expect this to continue into 2026.
Mortgage rates are affordable, and markets are active but not out of balance. This makes it a tradable market for both sellers and buyers – especially if you get your tactics right.
Despite the traditional view that spring and summer are the time to sell, it’s certainly possible to make a successful sale all year-round. However, it does help to follow some basic principles.
- Get photography done as soon as possible – most properties show up better amid autumn colours than on a dreich day in late November.
- Solicitor estate agents who are embedded locally are best placed to advise on pricing, timing and other aspects of a successful sale. Contact them early to discuss the optimum selling season for your own property.
- Edinburgh, the Lothians, Glasgow, Fife, Tayside and elsewhere all have their own property microclimates. Again, local advice on your sale tactics is invaluable for a good autumn / winter move.
- Launching a property to the market later in the selling season could mean less competition. Buyers are in the market all year and will act if the right property comes to the market.
Published 16 October 2025
