Figures show housing market recovery is now stretching across much of the UK, with transactions in Edinburgh and nearby regions showing a 47 per cent rise in the final quarter of last year.
The sales surge was the highest seen since 2007 and was complemented by a 26.5 per increase in the number of homes coming to the market according to the Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre.
In Edinburgh prices rose by an average of five per cent in 2013 while nearby areas like East Lothian and Dunfermline showed smaller increases.
