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Hoping to move to scotland

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- Mon, 05/11/2012 - 12:33

I am hoping that someone will be able to help me.

Within the very near future I am going to move my family to my ancestoial home of Scotland. (After nearly eighty years since my grandfather moved south looking for work during the Great Depression years). However, I've been wondering that as we will be renting, if anyone has moved from England to Scotland and what is the precedure in doing so. Is the renting precedure different north of the border than it is in the south? We've heard so many times from various sources, including the internet, that if buying a house there is a different procedure and that we would need to go directly through a solicitor. But is this the same since we are going to rent? Or is it just the same as in England and we just move?

Eventually, I'm planning to become a primary teacher and to also become a novelist, and so what better place than to get great inspiration and a better life to bring up a family than in such a beautiful area of the world.

If anybody can help us we will be greatly thankful.

Martin

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Louise Miller - Fri, 30/11/2012 - 14:19

Hi renting a home you can just find a house and move in im from scotland and im in rented accom.., no need for solicitors or anything like that.

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Louise Miller - Fri, 30/11/2012 - 14:22

hi im from scotland and in rented accom..all u need to do is move in..no need for solicitors or anything like that.

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Trevor Colbourne - Thu, 13/12/2012 - 00:59

Martin we moved to The Highlands 5 years ago after some30 years in London. Renting is just the same here but with the added advantage of better value for money . You do not say where you are moving to in Scotland, but The highlands is an amazing environment recently voted the best place to live in mainland uk. Happy to advise/recommend further if you have specific issues/questions etc. Trevor

 

Trevor Colbourne - Thu, 13/12/2012 - 00:59

Martin we moved to The Highlands 5 years ago after some30 years in London. Renting is just the same here but with the added advantage of better value for money . You do not say where you are moving to in Scotland, but The highlands is an amazing environment recently voted the best place to live in mainland uk. Happy to advise/recommend further if you have specific issues/questions etc. Trevor

 

Trevor Colbourne - Thu, 13/12/2012 - 00:59

Martin we moved to The Highlands 5 years ago after some30 years in London. Renting is just the same here but with the added advantage of better value for money . You do not say where you are moving to in Scotland, but The highlands is an amazing environment recently voted the best place to live in mainland uk. Happy to advise/recommend further if you have specific issues/questions etc. Trevor

 

Trevor Colbourne - Thu, 13/12/2012 - 00:59

Martin we moved to The Highlands 5 years ago after some30 years in London. Renting is just the same here but with the added advantage of better value for money . You do not say where you are moving to in Scotland, but The highlands is an amazing environment recently voted the best place to live in mainland uk. Happy to advise/recommend further if you have specific issues/questions etc. Trevor

 

Trevor Colbourne - Thu, 13/12/2012 - 00:59

Martin we moved to The Highlands 5 years ago after some30 years in London. Renting is just the same here but with the added advantage of better value for money . You do not say where you are moving to in Scotland, but The highlands is an amazing environment recently voted the best place to live in mainland uk. Happy to advise/recommend further if you have specific issues/questions etc. Trevor

 

Trevor Colbourne - Thu, 13/12/2012 - 00:59

Martin we moved to The Highlands 5 years ago after some30 years in London. Renting is just the same here but with the added advantage of better value for money . You do not say where you are moving to in Scotland, but The highlands is an amazing environment recently voted the best place to live in mainland uk. Happy to advise/recommend further if you have specific issues/questions etc. Trevor

 

Trevor Colbourne - Thu, 13/12/2012 - 00:59

Martin we moved to The Highlands 5 years ago after some30 years in London. Renting is just the same here but with the added advantage of better value for money . You do not say where you are moving to in Scotland, but The highlands is an amazing environment recently voted the best place to live in mainland uk. Happy to advise/recommend further if you have specific issues/questions etc. Trevor