First-time buyers have helped boost monthly house sales in Scotland by one fifth, according to new figures.
The number of houses sold in July increased by 21% on the previous month, the latest LSL/Acad Scotland House Price Index has shown.
Buying a home in Scotland cost £145,622 on average, down slightly from June's figure.
The first-time buyer market is "moving more freely" than in England with sales up 9% so far this year, experts said.
The seasonally adjusted average house price fell 0.3% in July, the House Price Index showed, but of the 32 local authority areas, 12 have seen property prices rise over the year.
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