Advice Needed ,Thinking Of Moving To Scotland

[crookedspire]

Hi All, Over the years Iv had various breaks in Scotland and have taken to the place, one I feel more comfortable their and safer. I know holidays are not like living their but were I live now has issues for me. Has anyone in your family or friends moved up to Scotland what problems did they encounter, what are the practical's of such a move, did they find employment they wanted and lastly was the move a improvement in their life or not?

[Scozzie]

I lived in Glasgow for about year and loved every minute of it.

I found the people to be friendly, warm and welcoming.

They are also arf their hids. I found work easily, rental house wasn't expensive and there was always heaps if things to do.

I can't tell you it was an improvement on my life because previous to Glasgow, I'd been living in a coastal village by the Great Barrier Reef.

Edited May 10, 2015 by Scozzie

[RonJeremy]

Hi All, Over the years Iv had various breaks in Scotland and have taken to the place, one I feel more comfortable their and safer. I know holidays are not like living their but were I live now has issues for me. Has anyone in your family or friends moved up to Scotland what problems did they encounter, what are the practical's of such a move, did they find employment they wanted and lastly was the move a improvement in their life or not?

 

It's a socialist utopia of friendly smiling happy scots. Especially in Glasgow. You won't be a sassenach scumbag at all.

Bye bye. Have fun with the poison dwarf Nicola.

[Cycleracer]

Take an umbrella with you it rains a lot...Mind you I was there last September and didn't get a drop

[crookedspire]

It's a socialist utopia of friendly smiling happy scots. Especially in Glasgow. You won't be a sassenach scumbag at all.

Bye bye. Have fun with the poison dwarf Nicola.

Ha Ha , so no chance of you moving to Scotland especially Glasgow then?

 

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Thanks for the replies so far , will be heading back up Scotland soon will be looking at practicalities of such a move. The area I'm looking at is Edinburgh.

[tzijlstra]

It is a move we contemplate as well, after spending at least three weeks a year (basically whenever we can) in Scotland for the past ten or so.

 

The issue for us is that our jobs mean we need big/good Universities with appropriate departments for both of us, as we are in different fields that leaves only Edinburgh and Glasgow and it is the Highlands (and Perthshire) that are our favourite parts.

 

We do know people who made the move though, my wife's nephew took up an offer to start a new pub in Paisley, rough part of Glasgow but then he comes from a rough part of Manchester, he settled in within weeks and loves it up there, got a lovely Scottish girlfriend and is close to settling permanently after spending the last three years there.

 

Some friends have recently retired to Ayrshire, they bought an old farm-house and are in the process of doing it up, apart from the issues with doing an old farm-house up, they do love the area and are delighted to have taken the decision.

 

Finally we know a couple who sold everything down south and bought 6 holiday-homes to let in Western Ross and Skye, they are the only ones who seem to regret the move, turns out that running a holiday home business is actually pretty hard work.

 

Edinburgh is a great city and you won't regret the move, I don't know if you've lived here all your life or not, but for me (and that could be my personality of course) moving to a new country/place is like life's elixir, it guarantees that things stay interesting and fresh. We've lived in Sheffield for 8 years now, perhaps we should move on

[GLASGOWOODS]

Ha Ha , so no chance of you moving to Scotland especially Glasgow then?

 

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Thanks for the replies so far , will be heading back up Scotland soon will be looking at practicalities of such a move. The area I'm looking at is Edinburgh.

 

Property in Edinburgh is pretty expensive. Lovely city though and somewhere I would definitely consider living.

[Guest]

...The area I'm looking at is Edinburgh.

Edinburgh is a beautiful city, with all the advantages of being Scotland's capital plus the bonuses of being close to gorgeous countryside and the coast.

 

A few things about living there:

 

It's expensive. Marchmont, for example, can be affordable, but it's a massive student area. It's a great place to live - within walking distance of the city centre, great shops and pubs, close to Arthur's Seat and so on - but it can feel like a little bit of Surrey transplanted north of the border.

 

Like most places, Edinburgh has its dodgy areas. Browse the Edinburgh Evening News and you'll soon find them. Do your homework before renting or buying.

 

You'll tire of bagpipes within a month.

 

The tourists are like a plague of midges, especially in August.

 

The summer festivals are great, but if you're there for more than a few years you'll think about choosing that time for your holiday.

 

Don't expect a cold Scottish winter; it's usually pretty mild and snow-free.

 

If you find a job and affordable accommodation there, grab them with both hands. It's a great place to live.

[crookedspire]

My idea is to live just outside of Edinburgh rather than in the city itself, would have to rent buying anything would a non starter . Employment wise willing to do anything to start with to get started. I'm planning on having a short break in Edinburgh that will give a chance to find out more on accommodation and employment situation then will decided if its for me..

[Jeffrey Shaw]

Remember that the Scottish legal system is generally quite different from in England/Wales.

This is true of tort, contract, conveyancing, etc.

But not company law, taxation [mostly], and constitutional law at UK level.