Last year, East Ren had the highest average house prices in the country but has lost out this year to Edinburgh which now tops the list with a typical home now costing £266,281.

In second place was Aberdeenshire, with an average house price of £244,463 followed by Aberdeen with £243,415.

East Renfrewshire had a one per cent annual rise since last year with a typical home now costing £236,595.

Neighbouring Renfrewshire currently sits 28th in Scotland’s local authority area rankings with a typical house costing £128,055.

In East Ren average house prices dropped by 6.6 per cent from the month of April to May 2015.

The Your Move/Acadata figures suggest that buyers rushed to avoid the new tax on purchasing a home.

The average price of a home in Scotland soared by 9.3 per cent ahead of the April introduction of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) which replaced stamp duty in Scotland.

However the report reveals that Scotland’s average house prices have fallen by 3.7 per cent since March’s £187,965 peak.

The house price hotspots in Scotland are Clackmannanshire, where a typical home costs 25.5 per cent more over the year, followed by South Ayrshire (16.8 per cent), West Dumbartonshire (15.8 per cent), Edinburgh (15.7 per cent) and Glasgow (15.2 per cent).

Christine Campbell, Your Move managing director in Scotland said: “Two months into Scotland’s new transaction tax regime, and the impact of the overhaul is still reverberating around the property market.

“Meanwhile a sweeping political transformation in May - both in Scotland and the rest of the UK – was a fresh source of uncertainty for those considering the best time to move home.

“These winds of change have buffeted buyers and sellers, and it’s harder to make out the underlying course of the market as a result.

“Yet the trends that can be gleaned are positive. Scottish house prices are up by more than ten per cent on an annual basis, and the sentiment from buyers in our branches is upbeat as the stability of the housing recovery shines though.”