Aberdeen Solicitors Property Centre

Aberdeen Solicitors Property Centre (ASPC) is a solicitor-operated property marketing organisation based in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was established as the first Solicitors Property Centre anywhere in the United Kingdom, bringing together properties marketed for sale and rent by participating solicitor firms in the region under a single roof. Its original concept was simple: to make it as easy as possible for house-hunters to find their next home by aggregating listings from local law firms in one place. More than fifty years on, that concept remains at the heart of the organisation. ASPC operates a physical Centre at Holburn Junction in Aberdeen city centre, equipped with search stations and touch screens giving the public quick access to properties listed for sale and rent, alongside staff who assist members of the public. It also runs a substantial website, which it began developing in the 1990s and which now attracts over 1.5 million property searches each month. Registered users can create myASPC accounts to receive alerts when properties matching their criteria come to market and real-time updates on saved favourites. ASPC describes itself as existing primarily to serve the public rather than to generate profit for shareholders. Revenue from insertion fees stays within the Centre and is reinvested in technology to enhance the website and the property buying and selling process for users across the North East and beyond. Its listings cover Aberdeen and a wide range of Aberdeenshire and North East Scotland locations, from Ballater and Banchory to Peterhead, Stonehaven and Turriff, supported by local area guides, videos, tools and blog content. As a solicitor property centre, ASPC occupies a distinctive position in the Scottish property market, where solicitor estate agency has traditionally been common. It functions as a cooperative-style marketing platform for member solicitor firms rather than as a conventional estate agency chain, and it is not listed on any stock exchange.

Aberdeen Solicitors Property Centre began as a modest "shop" on the corner of Alford Lane and Holburn Street in Aberdeen. It was the first Solicitors Property Centre to be established anywhere in the United Kingdom, created to bring together all properties for sale and rent by solicitor firms in the area under one roof, so that house-hunters could more easily find their next home. The original concept was deliberately simple, and more than fifty years later it remains at the very heart of everything ASPC does. Over the decades the organisation grew beyond that corner shop. It moved to its current Centre at Holburn Junction in the heart of Aberdeen city centre, which offers an unrivalled range of facilities including search stations and simple-to-use touch screens giving quick access to properties listed for sale and rent, as well as other useful links. Centre staff are always available to assist members of the public. ASPC embraced the digital age in the 1990s, developing a website that has continued to grow. The site now handles over 1.5 million property searches each month. Through individual myASPC accounts, users are alerted to properties matching their search criteria as they come on the market and receive real-time updates for properties saved to favourite lists. The website is under continuous development so that new technologies can be adopted to provide the highest level of service to house-hunters. A defining feature of ASPC is its public-service orientation. The organisation states that its primary purpose is to be of service to the public and that it does not exist to make a profit for shareholders. All revenue from insertion fees stays within the Centre and is reinvested in technology to further enhance the website and the property buying and selling process for everyone in the North East and beyond who uses its services. Today ASPC offers the largest selection of property, homes and real estate for sale or rent in Aberdeenshire and North East Scotland. Its coverage spans Aberdeen and numerous surrounding towns and villages, supported by local area guides, videos, tools and blog posts that provide facts and figures on schools, transport and more.

• ASPC established as the first Solicitors Property Centre in the UK, beginning as a shop on the corner of Alford Lane and Holburn Street in Aberdeen.

• ASPC embraced the digital age in the 1990s, launching and developing its website.

• ASPC moved to its current Centre at Holburn Junction in Aberdeen city centre.

• ASPC website grew to over 1.5 million property searches each month.

A not-for-profit, solicitor-operated property marketing centre serving the public across Aberdeen and North East Scotland.

• Property listings for sale and rent

  Aggregated listings from solicitor firms across Aberdeen and North East Scotland.

• myASPC accounts

  Personal accounts providing property alerts and real-time updates on saved favourites.

• Local area guides

  Guides with local facts and figures on schools, transport and more for towns across the region.

1. 1ASPC - Property For Sale and Rent In Aberdeenshire Scotland | ASPCaspc.co.uk
2. 2About Us - Solicitors Property Centre | ASPCaspc.co.uk
3. 3Local Area Guides & Property Insights in Aberdeen | ASPCaspc.co.uk
4. 4Aberdeen Solicitors Property Centrewikidata.org