In the continuing uncertain market conditions, Jeff Collins, Director in charge of Agency in Allied Souter & Jaffrey is delighted at the level of interest shown in the scenic Tomdoun Hotel, which the firm have been marketing. "Several parties have shown strong interest" said Jeff, "and we are confident of achieving a satisfactory sale price on 1st March, the closing date we've set."

The Tomdoun is a 9-bedroom country house hotel with 80 acres and is situated overlooking the River Garry on the road to Kinlochhourn. No asking price has been stated, as the property could continue as an hotel or be converted to a private residence.

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Contrary to most of the diet of news we're bombarded with hour by hour, business is still being done in the north of Scotland.

Just this week we've put offices, a shop and a warehouse Under Offer in 3 separate deals!

With the Festive Season closing in on us it's good to get some stock moved on. Watch this space for more deals in the near future!

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Many thanks to all our guests: former partners, directors and staff, and clients and contacts old and new, who joined us on Thursday 27th October at Lochardil House Hotel in Inverness for a great social evening.

Richard Smith summarised the firms 60 years in business and former employee Steve Barron, now Deputy Chief Executive at Highland Council, responded with some entertaining "historic" episodes from the staff perspective!

To mark the occasion, the Directors asked for suggestions for Charity recipients and agreed to make donations to Sue Ryder and Highland Hospice.

All were well catered for by the excellent team at the Lochardil and plans are already being made for our Centenary!

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For the fourth consecutive year Allied Souter & Jaffrey's agency team have won the Estates Gazette interactive "Most Active Agent" award for the Highlands!

This is the result of ongoing hard work in getting deals "over the line" and Commercial Surveyor Andy Gray has been at the forefront of many of these. "Winning this yet again gives us great satisfaction." said Andy, whose deals have been in all sectors - retail, office and industrial, with a few licensed premises thrown in too.

Jeff Collins, the Director in charge of the Agency operation, added that the volume of transactions that the firm continue to oversee is a very positive economic sign, amidst a constant stream of gloom from the wider economy. "The north of Scotland continues to trade actively!" concluded Jeff.

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Allied Souter & Jaffrey are delighted to announce our move to new premises in Dingwall.

Having been trading in the Ross-shire capital since the 1960's, this move reinforces our commitment to providing a local service for our Ross-shire clients and for the people living there. Office manager Iain MacKenzie says: "We've remained busy through the recent economic ups and downs and we expect our new office to enable us to handle our workload more efficiently with a better service as the end product for our long-standing and new clients."

Our new offices are prominently sited at Mayfield, at the junction of High Street with the by-pass and will accommodate our current surveying and support staff, with space for future expansion.

The Dingwall office is mainly involved with residential valuation, Home Report and Energy Performance Certificate provision, throughout the County and into Sutherland and the Islands.

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The Inverness Courier (29th July) has picked up on a piece we've run on the effect of the new Sainsbury's store, due to open at Balmakeith soon.

Their Editorial supports the idea that the volume of new potential customers that this opening will bring about is a definite opportunity, and not the threat that many perceive.

In order to bring this about however, time is of the essence in making the town as attractive as possible to visitors. They simply wont stop at the town centre as long as they are put off by derelict buildings, many in the control of Highland Council.

Both the Council, and the individual business owners need to grab the initiative and turn this opportunity into reality before the edge-of-town development becomes the only show in Nairn!

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The imminent opening of two new supermarkets on the western side of Inverness will alter traffic trends and may push property prices in the area up, says local property firm Allied Souter & Jaffrey. 

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In order to keep up with the latest technological trends, Allied Souter & Jaffrey have entered the "Twittersphere"! Far from the high-profile headline news involving Twitter, the property profession is adopting the medium as a fast and efficient way of exchanging news and views about relevant topics.

Director Jeff Collins commented that, although this is a new way of communicating, and that presently the firm are feeling their way into it, this is a technology that is here to stay and as a competitive Highland business, AS&J, (or @scotprop, as they are to be found on Twitter) must continue to provide the best service possible. Developing an understanding of new methods such as Social Media must form part of the company's strategy.

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Whether it is related to the improving weather, the benign budget or the continuing hold that Inverness has over it's hinterland, demand for commercial property in the Highland capital continues to surprise.

Allied Souter & Jaffrey Director Jeff Collins reports that the firm have overseen several off-market transactions in recent weeks, most within the industrial and warehousing sectors.

It is true that Inverness still out-performs other Highland locations, but the company's agency department are also pleased with levels of enquiries in other areas, including Moray.

At the same time, the firm's Residential team are very busy, signalling a burst of activity in the domestic property world. The Isle of Skye is a particularly buoyant area, defying the gloomy statistics for most of the rest of the UK.

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1951 seems a long time ago now, but that indeed was the year when Jim Jaffrey and Bill Souter formed Souter & Jaffrey - at the time a brave new business in the Highlands, when it still took the best part of a day to travel to Perth!

Since then the firm has grown and adapted to meet the needs of the area and the developing economy, and many good professional surveyors have served their time within the business. While none of the present workforce can trace their contribution quite that far back, the firm does have a reputation for retaining people for many years. 3 of the present team have over 20 years service each.

While the economic future is difficult for anyone to predict right now, the Directors and staff at Allied Souter & Jaffrey will continue to work hard to service their clients needs.

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