West Lothian

Pat Mavor

Pat Mavor - Mavor & Company

“The Q2 lettings market has again highlighted the urgent need for more quality rental properties as demand remains high. At Mavor & Company, we’re seeing professional tenants widen their search to West Lothian and Lanarkshire, where rents are lower than Glasgow and Edinburgh, and improved transport links make commuting easier. Reviewing rents to levels acceptable to both tenants and landlords is creating stagnation - only more supply will ease this. Properties coming to market are being let at first viewings, proving demand is strong. Encouragingly, we’ve seen increased interest from portfolio landlords and remain hopeful for a positive second half of 2025.”

Market Overview - Q2 2025

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 £695 0.7% 34.7% 56.2% 14 3 10% 90%
2 bed £901 7.5% 45.8% 62.3% 24 10 16% 66%
3 bed £1,144 10.2% 50.9% 73.6% 31 6 7% 64%
All £1,046 7.9% 60.9% 70.6% 26 10 12% 66%

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 143.1 150.2 159.0 159.0
2024 160.5 167.1 175.3 161.9
2025 170.9 180.3    

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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