Article: Sold: Two-bedroom flat for over 500,000 pounds

A TWO-BEDROOM flat in Edinburgh has sold for more than half a million pounds - the highest price paid for a property of its size in the capital.

Almost 100 people viewed the designer property in Stockbridge over a two-week period. The flat eventually sold to a buyer from London who is moving to Edinburgh.

The stylish home, at 28 Dean Street, was advertised at offers over GBP 420,000.

While prices of more than GBP 1 million are now commonplace for townhouses in the New Town, these properties typically have four or more bedrooms.

Simon Fairclough, marketing director of the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre, said: "I can't find anything approaching this [in our records]. Lots of flats ...

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