{"id":1028555,"date":"2026-06-15T18:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1028555\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:31:31","slug":"new-competition-searches-for-best-home-in-south-east-of-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1028555\/","title":{"rendered":"New competition searches for best home in South East of Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AN INAUGURAL competition by Scotland\u2019s leading property portal is searching for the best properties across Edinburgh, Fife and the Borders.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ESPC are accepting applications for their Open Viewing competition seeking the best stories and designs of standout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deadlinenews.co.uk\/2019\/09\/13\/more-affordable-homes-for-edinburgh\/\" id=\"1130328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">homes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The digital series is accepting applications until 13 July with the series being broadcast in early September. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judges will assess the properties on what makes them unique and special with discussions from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deadlinenews.co.uk\/2026\/03\/04\/east-central-scotland-house-prices-on-the-up\/\" id=\"1258362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">homeowners.<\/a> Those selected for the show will also be judged by an online audience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deadlinenews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Megan-Milne-host-of-ESPC-Open-Viewing-e1781538196764.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d1ccce\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d1ccce;\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Megan Milne, host of ESPC Open Viewing\" class=\"wp-image-1269162 not-transparent\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Megan-Milne-host-of-ESPC-Open-Viewing-1024x683.jpg\"\/><\/a>Megan Milne, host of ESPC Open Viewing.  Credit: ESPC<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Megan Milne will host the show and already presents The ESPC Property Show Podcast.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edinburghtrams.com\/tap-tap?utm_source=Edinburgh_Reporter&amp;utm_medium=print&amp;utm_campaign=Tap_Aff_June26\" aria-label=\"TOTA 2026_The Reporter ads 04-01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- width=\"970\" height=\"250\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780749088_667_TOTA-2026_The-Reporter-ads-04-01.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milne said: \u201cWe see so many incredible homes listed on ESPC every week, and many of us wonder about the stories behind these beautiful spaces \u2013 and that\u2019s before we see what happens to homes that come onto the market requiring restoration or renovation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhether it\u2019s stunning architecture or enhancing interior design, so many homeowners put their hearts and souls into creating spaces they love and feel proud of, and Open Viewing will give them a platform to share and celebrate their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deadlinenews.co.uk\/2026\/01\/14\/more-than-half-of-potential-mansion-tax-properties-are-in-edinburgh\/\" id=\"1253625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">homes<\/a> in all their glory.  I can\u2019t wait to visit them and take a look around myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Properties must be located in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders which are the regions ESPC cover.  Five photographs of the home are required but applicants are encouraged to upload a video tour and share a few words.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ESPC are a property marketing company with a lounge based in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deadlinenews.co.uk\/2025\/12\/23\/council-tax-revaluations-could-move-60-of-edinburgh-properties-up-a-tax-band\/\" id=\"1253184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Edinburgh. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"m-a-box-avatar-url\" href=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" data-lazy- class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" itemprop=\"image\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9e560789eff8584f4dd39a80d0e804dde3e676d1bdb6ee1ee81d54e874ed53b9.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AN INAUGURAL competition by Scotland\u2019s leading property portal is searching for the best properties across Edinburgh, Fife and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1028556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5009],"tags":[748,1442,1102,13792,4884,7931,284002,63803,712,56709,16,15],"class_list":["post-1028555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scotland","tag-britain","tag-competition","tag-edinburgh","tag-fife","tag-great-britain","tag-houses","tag-lothian","tag-properties","tag-scotland","tag-the-borders","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116755554706262610","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1028555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1028556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1028555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1028555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1028555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}