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EDITOR’S LETTER

CONTENTS
WELCOME

6 DREAM HOMES
The nights are drawing in, a chill is in the air find out what it is) and products inspired by A rural idyll in the Borders
and autumn is certainly upon us. For many, ubiquitous October pumpkins, plus we get a
now is a time to be thinking about moving glimpse into the daily life of interior designer 10 PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE
to a new home, especially if you want to be and Scotland’s Home of the Year judge, Anna Our September House Price Report
in by Christmas (which – gulp - is just over 10 Campbell-Jones.
weeks away!). If that sounds like you, you’ll 12 EXPERT ADVICE
find everything you need to know about the We’ve also spoken to a range of interiors The lowdown on listed homes
current property market across Edinburgh, insiders to get their top tips on updating your
the Lothians, Fife and the Borders in this home for autumn, whether you’re hoping to 14 MORTGAGE ADVICE
issue, including the latest House Price Report sell or just settling in for the season ahead, and Buy-to-let mortgages: Is it illegal to rent out
and a spotlight on Fife’s property hotspot how adding a garden room can add value to without one?
Dunfermline, where homes are flying off the your home, while there’s expert articles from 16 AREA SPOTLIGHT
market. John Lewis & Partners and Dobbies Garden What you need to know about buying in
Centres too. Dunfermline 32 THE A-ZZZZZ OF A GREAT NIGHT’S
We’ve got plenty of expert advice for you, with 21 SLEEP
Anderson Strathern sharing insights on what As always, there are plenty of stunning DREAM HOMES John Lewis & Partners share tips for a
you need to know about buying a home with properties to take a look at in this issue, Cosmopolitan chic in the New Town perfect night’s sleep
listed status, the team at ESPC Mortgages while you can find hundreds more each week
discussing the rules around buy-to-let at espc.com. 24 ESPC NEWS 36 MY 9 TO 5
mortgages, and Nicky Lloyd of ESPC Lettings Then and now: How our services have Interior designer and TV judge, Anna
giving her expertise on managing a high-end changed over 50 years Campbell-Jones, talks us through a day
rental portfolio. in her life
Happy reading. 26 ESPC LETTINGS
Luxury lets
Elsewhere in this issue, we take a peep at Laura Mearns 38 DOBBIES
the Edinburgh home of colour consultant Editor 28 INTERIORS ADVICE Give your home a grown-up Halloween
Siobhan Doherty, the talent behind the popular Updating your home for autumn style with top seasonal trends
‘Homestead’ Instagram account, as she shares
her renovation journey with ESPC. Interiors are 40 PUMPKIN SPICE
high on the agenda, with features on Dulux’s Snuggle up with cosy shades in rich
Colour of the Year 2022 (head to page 46 to textures
42 HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
At home with...colour consultant
Siobhan Doherty

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