West Lothian

Callum McQueenie

Callum McQueenie - Mavor & Company

“We have yet to see that spike in the market towards the end of Q1, which has resulted in an unusually quiet start to 2023. The severe lack of stock across the county, along with other factors such as the cost of living crisis, means tenants seem to be staying put which is impacting available properties. Properties that are being marketed are still receiving high levels of interest and are reserved within a matter of days. Landlords are looking to get into the rental market or expand their portfolios, however, economic factors and lack of support seem to be having an adverse effect on the plans to bring new properties into the PRS.”

Market Overview - Q1 2023

BedsAverage
Rent
Rent Change
1yr
Rent Change
5yrs
Rent Change
10yrs
Av. TTL
(days)
TTL Change
YoY
Let within
a week
Let within
a month
1 bed £575 -1.2% 17.6% 31.0% 21 11 36% 71%
2 bed £726 8.5% 19.6% 33.0% 24 10 23% 73%
3 bed £932 2.8% 23.3% 44.7% 22 9 33% 67%
All £830 3.4% 21.0% 37.4% 26 12 27% 69%

Average Rent (pcm) by Number of Bedrooms

Average Time To Let (TTL) by Number of Bedrooms

Rental Index (base Q1 2008)

YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
2008 100.0 101.4 104.8 101.2
2009 101.9 98.4 100.5 99.7
2010 100.9 100.2 100.2 100.3
2011 100.7 104.8 100.5 100.9
2012 98.1 102.8 103.3 103.4
2013 104.1 103.8 108.8 104.3
2014 103.3 103.6 105.2 104.1
2015 105.9 105.7 107.9 110.0
2016 107.4 112.4 113.3 115.3
2017 113.1 112.9 114.7 114.7
2018 118.3 117.6 120.0 120.5
2019 122.4 115.0 122.6 124.0
2020 124.0 112.1 124.1 129.3
2021 128.3 126.9 136.0 132.6
2022 138.4 130.5 146.7 144.5
2023 143.1      

Market Composition

Yield by Popular Postcode (Flats):

Postcode20172018201920202021
EH48 7.50% 7.20% 7.20% 7.00% 6.8%
EH49 5.10% 5.30% 5.10% 5.20% 4.8%
EH54 7.00% 6.80% 7.10% 6.70% 6.7%
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