McArthur Scott

22/09/2026

If you need to borrow money to buy your first home, a mortgage lender will want proof of who you are and whether you can afford to make repayments. You can do this by showing the right documents and paperwork.

22/09/2026

🏡 Buying your first home in Scotland? Save this one.

Going to view your first few properties is so exciting... but it can also be really easy to walk through the door, fall in love with the kitchen and completely forget everything you were meant to check. 😂❤️

So we’ve put together our First-Time Buyer Viewing Guide to help you go into those viewings feeling a little more prepared.

We cover things like:

🏡 Getting your budget and mortgage Agreement in Principle sorted before you start
✔️ Working out your must-haves versus the things you’d simply love to have
📍 Looking beyond the house itself and really thinking about the location
🔍 What to actually check while you’re at a viewing
📄 Remembering to look properly through the Home Report
❤️ And perhaps most importantly... not feeling pressured to rush into a home that isn’t right for you

Buying your first home is a huge moment and there is no such thing as a silly question when you haven’t done it before.

And because we have both the estate agency and mortgage side under one roof, we can help you understand the whole journey, from working out what you can afford to eventually getting those keys in your hand. 🔑

If you’re a first-time buyer and would like a copy of our First-Time Buyer Viewing Guide, just send us a message and we’ll get one over to you.

McArthur Scott | Here for the whole journey. ❤️

21/09/2026

Clients rave about our attention to detail 🔍 — find out why.

21/09/2026

A mortgage offer for V + M!💛

They’ve found a place they can picture making their family home, and this is such a lovely step towards getting the keys. After helping them find a mortgage that suited their circumstances, we’re so happy to share that their offer has arrived.

V + M have been an absolute pleasure to get to know and help along the way. Congratulations to you both. We can’t wait to see you make this home your own!

21/09/2026

Some homes you view. Others you instantly imagine living in ✨

Welcome to Taymouth Drive, where beautifully considered interiors meet one truly unforgettable view.

Picture slow mornings with coffee overlooking the water, summer evenings with the doors folded back onto the terrace, dinner around that incredible kitchen island, and cosy nights by the fire as the light fades across the hills.

Inside, it’s elegant, calm and effortlessly stylish. Outside, mature gardens and an elevated terrace create the perfect setting to stop, sit and simply take it all in.

Four bedrooms. Gorgeous living spaces. A dream kitchen. Beautiful gardens. And a view that steals the show every single time.

📍 Taymouth Drive, Greenock
🛏 4 bedrooms
💷 Offers Over £370,000

Full Details : https://mcarthurscott.com/property-for-sale/taymouth-drive-gourock-pa19

21/09/2026

🏡 NEW PROPERTY ALERT 🏡

Some homes have a view. This one feels built around it. ✨

Welcome to Taymouth Drive a seriously beautiful four-bedroom detached bungalow where dreamy interiors, incredible natural light and sweeping water-and-hill views come together in spectacular style.

Imagine throwing open the folding doors, stepping onto the elevated terrace with your morning coffee and watching the landscape change in front of you. Evenings are just as tempting: the fire lit, dinner cooking in that gorgeous kitchen and the lights beginning to twinkle across the water.

Inside, it is all soft colours, beautiful proportions and effortless elegance. Outside, mature gardens wrap around the home and create a wonderfully private setting.

This isn't simply a house you admire in photographs. It's the sort of home you start mentally moving into.

📍 Taymouth Drive, Greenock
🛏 4 bedrooms
💷 Offers Over £370,000

Full Details : https://mcarthurscott.com/property-for-sale/taymouth-drive-gourock-pa19

21/09/2026

So… this kinda happened on Friday night. 🥹🏆

WE WON THE BUSINESS GROWTH AWARD AT THE ICON BUSINESS AWARDS!

And we are honestly so, so proud.

Growth for us has never just been about numbers, more properties, more mortgages or a bigger team. It’s about what all of that represents. More people choosing to trust us with really important parts of their lives, more clients coming back to us again, more recommendations, more opportunities for our team and more chances for us to keep building the kind of business we always wanted McArthur Scott to be.

And that’s why this award feels like it belongs to our clients too.

Every homeowner who has trusted us to sell their home. Every landlord who has handed us their keys. Every buyer, tenant, mortgage and protection client who has chosen us. Every person who has recommended us to a friend or family member, shared one of our posts or simply supported our business along the way.

This award might have McArthur Scott’s name on it, but our clients are written all over it. ❤️

We never, ever forget that.

A huge thank you as well to Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce for such a brilliant night. It was so lovely to celebrate alongside so many amazing local businesses and to be part of an event that really shines a light on what is happening across Inverclyde.

As you can probably tell from the photos… we celebrated accordingly. 😂
And yes, it would be fair to say that some members of Team McArthur Scott paid the price on Saturday morning.

But absolutely worth it.

What a night. What a team. And what a lovely moment to stop for a second and realise just how far we’ve come.

Thank you. Genuinely. ❤️

And considering the camera roll from Friday night… there are definitely more photos to follow. 😂

21/09/2026

That first-home feeling. 🏡❤️

A huge congratulations to our lovely clients, L & C, who have now received the keys to their very first home.

We’ve loved being part of their journey, helping them secure the mortgage that made this moment possible and now making sure they have the right protection in place for their new chapter too.

There is something so special about seeing first-time buyers reach this stage after all the saving, planning, paperwork and anticipation.

Now comes the exciting part... making it completely their own and creating all those first memories in their new home.

Congratulations L & C. You did it! 🔑🥰

19/09/2026

18/09/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ANOTHER AWESOME REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Excellent experience working with the team at McArther Scott when recently selling my property.

Chris and Caroline were there every step of the way providing relevant information, guidance, reassurance and support"

Jacqueline Lever - Google

To read more of our client reviews, please visit our reviews page - https://mcarthurscott.com/testimonials