Buying a house in Scotland

lionheartedgirl

Hi there,

I'm moving north of the border soon (Glasgow) and I know the Scottish house buying system is very different to the English one. I'm extremely lucky that I don't need to wait for my house to sell before buying up there so am hoping this will smooth things over a bit (still want to sell my house as quickly as possible though ).

Does anyone know of a good guide to all the ins and outs of buying a house under the Scottish system?

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated

Thanks

googler

Here's one from Consumer Focus Scotland - it's taken from a larger publication published by The Stationery Office

Your starting point should be to hire a Scottish solicitor based in or near Glasgow, so that if you find something you like, they're ready to act fast to note interest and potentially put a quick offer in for you.

gaz141

it can be a lot quicker also, once you get your head round the "offers over" system, put your bid in and if it gets accepted, sometimes things move quickly, my sister completed in 3 weeks

lionheartedgirl

Thanks for this, really helpful :j

I'm not looking to be up there until September so there is a bit of time but the advice re. having solicitors in place ahead of time is great. All a bit complicated by the fact that I live in Essex at the mo! Fun times ahead

Fingers crossed :cool:

brochonline

I would suggest you try the Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre (www gspc co uk).

It has lots of listings all in one place and operates on behalf of a good number of different Glasgow-based solicitor companies. They provide lots of useful advice and support as well.

It won't cover everything but it is a good starting place. Good luck.

googler

brochonline wrote: »

I would suggest you try

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