The end of the academic year has transformed pockets of Scotland’s biggest city into the UK’s hottest property market, heaping more pressure on the government to fix a national housing emergency.
Take Glasgow’s West End. Centered around Byres Road, it’s a vibrant area of small cafés, lively bars and prized real estate. Lewis Gilmore at Clyde Property said it takes on average just 11 days to sell a home once it’s been advertised. The UK average is closer to 60.