Housing (Scotland) Bill aims to boost housebuilding while shielding tenants

Scotland’s Parliament has passed the Housing (Scotland) Bill, representing one of the most consequential reforms of housing law in a generation. The Bill seeks to balance the dual aims of accelerating homebuilding while strengthening tenant protections, particularly in the private rented sector. As it moves from legislation into implementation, stakeholders across housing, development and investment...

Sell Your Home with £0 Marketing Costs This October

Highlight is waiving all marketing fees for new instructions received during October 2025. If you’re thinking of selling your home in West Lothian, West Edinburgh, or Fife, now’s a great time to act. For a limited time, sellers who instruct Highlight this October will benefit from zero upfront marketing fees - with no sale, no fee as standard. That means you can bring your property to market...

Video 4 – What makes Highlight different?

Listing a property on Rightmove and waiting for the phone to ring is lazy estate agency. At Highlight, we take a different approach. Every home we list benefits from a tailored marketing strategy designed around its unique features, location, and target buyer. That means professional photography, videography, social media campaigns, virtual tours, and direct outreach to motivated buyers — not just a...

Video 3 – Offering a better service for buyers, tenants, sellers and landlords

We believe buying, renting, selling or managing a home should be simpler, more transparent, and better supported. That’s why we’ve launched a modern, customer-focused property service – one that works for buyers, tenants, landlords and sellers alike. This short video shares how we’re raising standards across the west of Edinburgh and beyond: ✔ Clear advice for buyers and tenants ✔...

Highlight – Featured on Scotsman.com

https://www.scotsman.com/sponsored/buying-selling-or-renting-a-home-a-new-estate-agent-property-management-company-comes-to-west-of-edinburgh-5313031 Buying, selling or renting a home? A new estate agent & property management company comes to West of Edinburgh It’s a genuine homecoming for the man behind a new estate agency in Edinburgh. We find out what he’s bringing back from his travels...

Video 2 – Introducing Ryan Blair, Founder of Highlight

With over 15 years of experience across residential agency, international new homes, and affordable housing, Ryan’s journey has shaped the values and vision behind Highlight.At just 23, he set up a local lettings business in West Lothian, before relocating to Dubai to lead new-build sales and lettings in a fast-paced international market.On returning to the UK, he worked in residential development...

Support Our Vision to Create a Housing Hub Centred Around People and Place

Highlight has officially launched its sales and property management services, marking a significant step in its growth across the West of Edinburgh, including towns such as Broxburn, Uphall, Bathgate, Winchburgh, Ratho, Kirkliston, South Queensferry. This strategic move positions the company at the centre of one of Scotland’s most ambitious growth corridors, supporting the delivery of good-quality homes...

Video 1 – Launching Highlight Sales & Property Management

This video series has been created to mark our launch, share what we’re about, and give you useful insight into how we work and what we stand for. Whether you’re thinking of selling, renting, or just want to understand the local market a bit better, Highlight is here to help. Thanks for watching, and if you’d like to know more, feel free to reach out or follow us for...

Scotland’s Affordable Housing Need Post-2026: Urgent Action Required

A new report by CaCHE, in partnership with SFHA, CIH Scotland, and Shelter Scotland, projects that Scotland must deliver 15,693 affordable homes per year between 2026 and 2031 to meet national need - an increase of almost 50% on current targets. This analysis reflects growing pressures across the housing system: rising homelessness, worsening affordability, constrained turnover in the social rented...

Highlight Your Property for Less

We are proud to announce the launch of Highlight Sales & Property Management, a new estate agency and property management business based West of Edinburgh. Our mission is simple: to raise standards in property sales and lettings by offering a more personal, transparent, and modern service. With over 15 years of experience in property sales, lettings, and management across the UK and...

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