Kirsty McLuckie Journalist
  • Edinburgh
  • National World

Property Editor at The Scotsman.

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The Scotsman

Focus Areas

  • Property

261 Articles
over 2 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: When your empty nest is full of clutter

How long is it polite to wait before repurposing the bedrooms in an empty nest?

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over 2 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: Gardens and home offices have become more of a must-have during the pandemic

When it comes to dream homes, you may think that the average Joe would envision swimming pools and penthouse views, a...

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over 2 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: It’s all kicking off over the Big Switch-on

It is that time of year again when the thrifty among us dither about whether or not it is cold enough to turn on the ...

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over 2 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: Colour your working mood in a home office

For a large proportion of employees, working from home has become the norm, and whether it is full-time or just a hyb...

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over 2 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: House buying trends see huge rise in searches for pet-friendly homes

One of the big trends of house buying over the past year has been the huge rise in searches for pet-friendly homes, f...

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over 2 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: Moved to tears when mortgage is on the line

Moving house is one of the most stressful events in life but it isn’t just the idea of making big decisions about whe...

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over 2 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: Going overboard with home makeovers

After interviewing our featured interior designers each week I always allow myself a few moments’ daydream of what it...

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over 2 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: Plotting a house price on neighbouring values

Finding what your neighbours paid for their homes is a bit of a national obsession, it seems, with almost six in ten ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: Bidding advice for budding house hunters

I’d forgotten how agonising closing dates are when you are buying a property – or perhaps I’d just blocked out the en...

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almost 3 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: Domestic implications of driverless vehicles

Driverless cars have all sorts of implications for revolutionising the way we live, including impacting property deci...

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almost 3 years ago
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Book review: The Killing Tide, by Lin Anderson

The latest Rhona MacLeod novel is a cracking story told at breakneck speed, writes Kirsty McLuckie

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almost 3 years ago
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Kirsty McLuckie: Coastal buyers beware

Not content with rushing out of cities to buy rural properties because of the pandemic, it seems that the recent spat...

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