Glasgow, where to live
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If there is a thread already just point me to it.
If not, where would your choices be for what will initially be a stay at home mum and 2 little ones (school next year for the eldest), with me working real close to Glasgow Central.
Very much "in towers" at the moment, thanks to (usually) lots to keep the energetic ones amused, so would be happy to start with the same, and maybe walk or cycle to work at first (after winter, obvs!)
Schools will be an issue, but could probably go private if not overly extortionate, in or out of town.
Experience welcome!
If not, where would your choices be for what will initially be a stay at home mum and 2 little ones (school next year for the eldest), with me working real close to Glasgow Central.
Very much "in towers" at the moment, thanks to (usually) lots to keep the energetic ones amused, so would be happy to start with the same, and maybe walk or cycle to work at first (after winter, obvs!)
Schools will be an issue, but could probably go private if not overly extortionate, in or out of town.
Experience welcome!
Hoonmeister said:
Happy to give advice but budget is key.
Plenty of nice West End houses at 750K or in the suburbs at 500k-1M and schools at 12K per annum or options at the other end of the market.
No problem with getting info on here regardless.
Excellent, thanks, will rent initially (poss even small flat to scope areas out), and if moving wholesale, budget will be up to 750 max I'd think thanks to those scandalous taxes!Plenty of nice West End houses at 750K or in the suburbs at 500k-1M and schools at 12K per annum or options at the other end of the market.
No problem with getting info on here regardless.
Edited by Hoonmeister on Sunday 6th November 00:21
Edited by Croutons on Sunday 6th November 09:19
k all experience of the city (this really is a leap of faith!) which sort of areas should I expressly avoid? And will it be obvious from a cursory look?duckwhistle said:
Rent for a year until you get a feel for the place and gain some local knowledge.
Absolutely, thinking of a 2/3 bed flat fairly central at first so lots for the nippers, and make sure the [quite significant] change works out.duckwhistle said:
For what it's worth I've been in this city 70 years and know it inside out.
Awesome! Can't put a price on that!Thanks everyone for helping!
Some more general questions then:
- Has there been any impact on prices after the introduction of LBTT?
- I'm reading the latest quarterly ROS report on house price movement (compares 2nd quarter of 2016/17 with 2015/16), and it reckons East Renfrewshire saw +9.7% in the last year. Is that right? Is it deceptive with an earlier fall? It also says Aberdeen City saw -7.5% in the same, which presumably is O&G related. Glasgow city is +5.3 for the same.
- I take it the main cities generally do see some growth?
- Is there the same general obsession with house prices in Scotland as there is in the rUK?!
- Is Rightmove generally what people use to search, or is there anything else worth looking at?
- In practice, does "offers over" always result in the price being paid being over that sum? There are a lot of new builds at fixed prices, but in London at the moment 10- 30% off is more than achievable, plus stamp duty (LBTT) and/ or other inentives. I am not seeing too many things with closing dates for their offers, and plenty thats been on for ages.
- This looks ace. But presumably being on the wrong side of the water = sharing space with the likes of dxg's friends in Kingston Quay!?!? http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
- Has there been any impact on prices after the introduction of LBTT?
- I'm reading the latest quarterly ROS report on house price movement (compares 2nd quarter of 2016/17 with 2015/16), and it reckons East Renfrewshire saw +9.7% in the last year. Is that right? Is it deceptive with an earlier fall? It also says Aberdeen City saw -7.5% in the same, which presumably is O&G related. Glasgow city is +5.3 for the same.
- I take it the main cities generally do see some growth?
- Is there the same general obsession with house prices in Scotland as there is in the rUK?!
- Is Rightmove generally what people use to search, or is there anything else worth looking at?
- In practice, does "offers over" always result in the price being paid being over that sum? There are a lot of new builds at fixed prices, but in London at the moment 10- 30% off is more than achievable, plus stamp duty (LBTT) and/ or other inentives. I am not seeing too many things with closing dates for their offers, and plenty thats been on for ages.
- This looks ace. But presumably being on the wrong side of the water = sharing space with the likes of dxg's friends in Kingston Quay!?!? http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
duckwhistle said:
Said loads of useful stuff.
Thanks, really appreciate it. Schools are a concern given "English" to start with which shouldn't cause a problem but of course you never know ... Add to that not starting until age 5, and actually getting in anywhere anyway! The buying system seems to make sense, although it appears to be predicated on at least one buyer being willing to offer either the fixed or "offers over" price. There are plenty of things which have been on for ages (years even) which suggests the sum asked for is too high. Do distressed sellers (/repossessions) just have low prices to start with? ROS prices don't seem to be very accurate either, unless prices really have been all over the shop- these are from "Glasgow city centre" most recently listed via rightmove:
264 St. Vincent Street
£192,000 29 Sep 2016
£179,000 05 Nov 2013
£195,000 14 Oct 2013
£427,750 28 Oct 2005
9 Lynedoch Place
2 bed flat
Sold price history:
£250,000 26 Sep 2016 - 30.4% inside a month?
£359,000 09 Sep 2016
£425,000 28 Sep 2007
5 2/1 Moir Street
£110,000 26 Sep 2016
£129,000 04 Aug 2004 (+30% in 6 weeks?)
£101,500 21 Jun 2004
This cannot be right? -
123 West Princes Street
£203,203 20 Sep 2016
£160,550 11 Jun 2013
£93,088 26 Oct 2012
£165,057 23 Aug 2012
£156,000 07 Jun 2012
£200,000 21 Jun 2007
£105,000 28 Nov 2002
This must surely be flats..
40 West End Park Street
£160,100 05 Sep 2016
£145,500 26 Aug 2016
£218,000 18 Aug 2016
£187,500 30 Jul 2013
£157,200 18 Apr 2006
£5,000 09 Feb 2006
£175,000 17 Mar 2004
£87,000 22 Nov 2002
£106,000 16 Oct 2002
And this is just the first one or two pages!
Anyway, getting my head around it! I think!!
The flat above has some nice fittings and posh lighting, but the floorplan is a bag of spanners. Granted with that much space you don't have to be efficient, but goodness...
I thought this was nice from the property pron thread, sadly well over budget and way too isolated, but pic 2 is...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
Edited by Croutons on Monday 21st November 23:48
briang9 said:
First listed 12 June 2013... This is the bit of the market I'm really not getting! ^ Pretty much that. Edinburgh or back doon sooth if Glasgow doesn't work out, this is not a risk free manoeuvre!
Helensburgh - loads of nice houses for sale. Generally for years. I am used to high volume markets where valuations and prices are traceable. You lot seem to think the home report figure is sacrosanct, but if no-one has offered that in 3 years. .. Does not compute!
Helensburgh - loads of nice houses for sale. Generally for years. I am used to high volume markets where valuations and prices are traceable. You lot seem to think the home report figure is sacrosanct, but if no-one has offered that in 3 years. .. Does not compute!
duckwhistle said:
Your earlier post re West End Park St, NO just NO believe me.
Only picked it (well, all of them) to show the random nature of figs ROS appears to collect. They are page 1/2 of the rightmove copy, and either the market is up and down like a dog's dick, or they aren't collecting the right data.^ Not the first time East Rennie (I am down wit' da lingo!) has been mentioned for schools, is there a guide/ ranking anywhere? Obvs the point above about religion more than accepted.
Some further observations:
1) A house is a house. It is not a villa. You visit villa's in Spain. There is nothing Spanish about Glasgow.
2) Public rooms. No they're not. They're just "rooms" in a house which are not bedrooms. If the public was in my lounge I'd kick them the f out (getting full on local now!)
3) Seriously, if your house has been on the market since 2012 at "offers over", you aren't going to get an offer over that...
Some further observations:
1) A house is a house. It is not a villa. You visit villa's in Spain. There is nothing Spanish about Glasgow.
2) Public rooms. No they're not. They're just "rooms" in a house which are not bedrooms. If the public was in my lounge I'd kick them the f out (getting full on local now!)
3) Seriously, if your house has been on the market since 2012 at "offers over", you aren't going to get an offer over that...
jardinec said:
Some good advice here Croutons
Indeed, I'm genuinely very grateful to everyone who has pitched in- thankyou. Houses in Bearsden have popped up on the RM searches, and look very pleasant indeed, so more digging to do.
Looks like we'll be renting in G3 (thanks yellowbentines)/ maybe G12 for a little while to permit the existing house to go, letting me walk to work near Queen Street, while the nippers have things to do and we sort out schools (as best we can, but we didn't get in to the one OVER THE FRICKIN' ROAD in Brentwood, so know of the risks).
yellowbentines said:
The home report doesn't go out of date(common misconception)
Goodness me, so if the market crashes (or even just dips....)briang9 said:
Noticed this one today when I was out for a walk, not sure it's my cup of tea, but a bit different all the same 
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
It has to be said, there is a lot of spectacular property not too far away if you don't mind a commute. Sadly, I do!http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
Now investigating private schools, what was it the FM said about judging her on education!?? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-pol...
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