Scotland | Stirling, Fife and Perthshire
Stirling, Fife
and Perthshire
World class schools, fabulous vistas and income potential make
this glorious region a gem for those looking to invest
With 40 golf courses, first-class shooting, stalking, riding Caledonian Crescent still achieve prices which are in
and one of the world’s finest salmon rivers, Perthshire excess of £3 million.
offers an enviable quality of life. Endless walking, Properties located close to Perthshire’s many famous
climbing and water sports opportunities, numerous private schools continue to do well. For example Dornoch
shops and restaurants and a thriving arts scene combine Mill by Crieff, near Morrison’s Academy and Ardvreck
to ensure that every taste is catered for in this most scenic Prep School, arrived on the market at offers over
of locations. £1.25 million in April 2008, just as the economic chaos
While Perth offers a range of banking, insurance and took hold, yet it achieved considerably more. New homes
energy job opportunities, the town is also perfectly placed on the architecturally designed Strathallan Village, close
for those who need to commute to Glasgow, Edinburgh, to the school of the same name, are being marketed by
Dundee or Stirling. Savills and continue to be in high demand, as are those
At the top end of the market, Savills sold two beautiful within reach of the world renowned Glenalmond, set
country estates in Perthshire early in 2009. The company amidst 300 acres of Perthshire countryside.
is also acting for a number of genuine cash buyers who Like Perth, a real selling point for Stirling is
are waiting for sellers to appreciate that, despite the commutability, as it is no more than a 45-minute drive
downturn, there remains a good market for homes with from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee. Both the
land. These include a discerning retained buyer with historic city of Stirling and the beauty of the Stirlingshire
£2 million to spend on the right property. countryside draw house buyers to the county.
Rural areas such as Crieff, Killin, Aberfeldy and Near Stirling, the leafy towns of Dunblane and
Kenmore are still in demand from the second home Bridge of Allan boast a large number of good quality
market, due to the natural beauty of the area. And traditional Georgian and Victorian properties which are
certain pockets within the region seem to have managed ever popular, owing in part to their proximity to Dollar
to escape the credit crunch almost entirely. Gleneagles Academy and Beaconhurst School. For example, at the
has become the address in rural Scotland and even in a height of the financial chaos, 12 people competed for a
bad housing market its reputation as a world class golf traditional family house in Dunblane which ultimately
destination means that homes in the most desirable sold for a very good premium.
Property Focus
Please go to savills.co.uk for
a full list of current properties
The Brae, Stirling
n 4 reception rooms
n 5 bedrooms
n 3 bathrooms
n large stone garage
n enclosed garden
Offers over £975,000
Rockmount, Callums Hill
n 4 reception rooms
n 4 bedrooms
n 3 bathrooms
Contact: Cameron Ewer n garage Contact: Carl Warden
+44 (0) 131 247 3706 n garden +44 (0) 1738 477 524
cewer@savills.com Offers over £1.1 million cwarden@savills.com
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