Advice on moving to Edinburgh

[carparkno1]

Dr_Rick said:

Unless you've already got one, I can recommend a solicitor in Stirling who's done house purchases / sales for us over the last 16yrs since we moved up here as students. He's covered east coast, west coast and in between for us, so he's not tied to Stirling just because his office is there.

Give me a shout if you want the details.

Very much appreciated, PMing now!!

[carparkno1]

Croutons said:

Have a look at my thread half way down the page on Glasgow, there is some info about the system & what it means here & there. Mainly in respect of things which have been on for ages, so possibly less relevant if you're committed buying solely in a fast-moving area with high demand, but hey, I read this thread before starting that one.

Reading as we speak, thank you!

[carparkno1]

brrapp said:

There are a lot of brand new newbuilds in some of the areas you're looking at , to the extent that they're giving some excellent incentives to buy. Not sure if it's still going on , but last year one of the builders was offering 105% of valuation on your old house as a trade in. Fantastic deal if you're coming from something more expensive down south.

We're chain free, have been renting for a couple of years. We just have a wedge for a deposit and that's it.
I'm hoping to use that incentive with a purchase of a pre-loved house, but a brand new new build is still a potential thing if we can get the timing right on completion etc.

I looked at a few of the homes Walker group builds as they seem to be a more bespoke Scottish builder than the normal huge developers. Some nice homes for £300k but got the sense there was little room to manoeuvre there. Not discounting it though as they were a better fit and layout than other NBs we have seen

[carparkno1]

Thread update time... have found a property in Midlothian, ticks all the boxes, so now talking to the solicitors (Many thanks Dr Rick) and hopefully making an offer today.

Although this offers over system is quite mad, it seems to mean different things depending on the market, the area and the sellers etc.

Here's hoping it goes okay but my assumption is we shouldn't pay over the home report valuation at the very least! We're chain free so hoping to offer under a bit and see what happens.

Thanks for all the help so far!

[brrapp]

carparkno1 said:

We're chain free so hoping to offer under a bit and see what happens.

Chain free doesn't make as much difference under Scots' law, once you make an offer here you're legally bound to follow through on it no matter what the circumstances are with your old house. It becomes a problem for you rather than the seller of your new house, hence banks up here making fortunes from overpriced bridging loans.

[carparkno1]

brrapp said:

Chain free doesn't make as much difference under Scots' law, once you make an offer here you're legally bound to follow through on it no matter what the circumstances are with your old house. It becomes a problem for you rather than the seller of your new house, hence banks up here making fortunes from overpriced bridging loans.

Good to know thanks

[carparkno1]

Offer accepted, entry date agreed, nice big house in Bonnyrigg sorted. Proximity to Kingsacre golf and the Laird & Dog were deciding factors.

Thanks all for the help!!

[Edin430]

carparkno1 said:

brrapp said:

Chain free doesn't make as much difference under Scots' law, once you make an offer here you're legally bound to follow through on it no matter what the circumstances are with your old house. It becomes a problem for you rather than the seller of your new house, hence banks up here making fortunes from overpriced bridging loans.

Good to know thanks

Not legally binding until you conclude missives. You can withdraw at any point beforehand.

[Dr_Rick]

carparkno1 said:

Offer accepted, entry date agreed, nice big house in Bonnyrigg sorted. Proximity to Kingsacre golf and the Laird & Dog were deciding factors.

Thanks all for the help!!

Congrats!!

Was it Roderick you were dealing with in the end?

If so, hope he did as good a job for you as he did for us.

[carparkno1]

Dr_Rick said:

Congrats!!

Was it Roderick you were dealing with in the end?

If so, hope he did as good a job for you as he did for us.

Yvonne, one of the paralegals... she's been superb so far, going up to meet her next week.
Drop me a PM with your address Rick, bottle of your choice coming your way.

[Edinburger]

carparkno1 said:

Offer accepted, entry date agreed, nice big house in Bonnyrigg sorted. Proximity to Kingsacre golf and the Laird & Dog were deciding factors.

Thanks all for the help!!

Congratulations! The Laird is a decent wee pub. There's a few good restaurants within that area too. Oh, and try the dungeon restaurant at Dalhousie Castle too.

Good luck with the move!

[mybrainhurts]

Edinburger said:

Congratulations! The Laird is a decent wee pub.

How much is a pint of wee up there?

[carparkno1]

Edinburger said:

Congratulations! The Laird is a decent wee pub. There's a few good restaurants within that area too. Oh, and try the dungeon restaurant at Dalhousie Castle too.

Good luck with the move!

Cheers!

[Lugy]

Congratulations on the house! Bonnyrigg (or Boomtoon as it's known) is a decent place to stay, great bus service in to Edinburgh, plenty of places to eat and drink, an unusually large choice of hairdressers and still rural enough to enjoy the countryside and fresh air.