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Guest101

MortgageMamma wrote: »

Why would she be manipulating it? in my area if you have an older sibling in a school the younger ones automatically get a place there, they are prioritised. Perhaps there is another reason?

Exactly this.

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marksoton

elmosmom wrote: »

The kids and I live in the rental and my husband lives in our flat. The initial idea was to sell the flat then my husband would join us and we'd wait till a suitable property came up, but now we have inherited just enough to put down for a deposit/

Are you actually kidding me? You're happy to split a family to this end....

MortgageMamma wrote: »

Why would she be manipulating it? in my area if you have an older sibling in a school the younger ones automatically get a place there, they are prioritised. Perhaps there is another reason?

See above post.

booksurr

elmosmom wrote: »

I had a look at that link, thanks, but I live in Scotland so I'll have a look at what I can find for Scotland.D

when you ask for advice and know that Scotland is different then why not say you are there to start with instead of setting people off on false trails...

artful is himself a Scottish LL and would have steered you to this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=70437748&postcount=2

and this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=70439703&postcount=14

for my part I steer you to this :

https://www.gov.uk/renting-out-your-property-scotland/landlord-responsibilities

and this:

https://rentingscotland.org/landlords-guide

as others have said, you need to do your own reading

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Popular schools can be so over subcribed that even having a sibling there isn't enough.

booksurr

deannatrois wrote: »

Popular schools can be so over subcribed that even having a sibling there isn't enough.

LOL - love the signature block, that being a pet hate of this grammar Nazi. My personal favourite being: I devise a device by which to give advice. I don't ask you to advise me with your advice.

elmosmom

Guest101 wrote: »

Exactly this.

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I'm afraid you're wrong, all placing requests were refused last year and this coming year it ha spread throughout North Lanarkshire. A case of the council accepting big cheques from housing developers but not re-investing in schools.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/primary-schools-airdrie-coatbridge-refuse-7425441#mki9VtxeJmdX8r3D.97

elmosmom

marksoton wrote: »

Are you actually kidding me? You're happy to split a family to this end....


See above post.

We aren't split, the houses are in the same town just different catchment areas. Train station is nearer the flat we own therefore hubby stays there to work and the rental is nearer the school, so we stay there. It's not any worse than a parent who works away. I have in fact kept my kids together, for the entirety of their primary school years, as opposed to the X amount of time it takes to sell/rent my house.

But again, thanks for your concern regarding my family

elmosmom

booksurr wrote: »

when you ask for advice and know that Scotland is different then why not say you are there to start with instead of setting people off on false trails...

artful is himself a Scottish LL and would have steered you to this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=70437748&postcount=2

and this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=70439703&postcount=14

for my part I steer you to this :

https://www.gov.uk/renting-out-your-property-scotland/landlord-responsibilities

and this:

https://rentingscotland.org/landlords-guide

as others have said, you need to do your own reading

I honestly didn't realise there was a difference between Scotland and the rest of GB or I would have indicated that, my bad. We all have to start somewhere, no-one knows this stuff from birth.

Thanks for your help, I'll be reading a lot over the next while.

elmosmom

deannatrois wrote: »

Popular schools can be so over subcribed that even having a sibling there isn't enough.

It's not even what you would term a 'popular school' its just the rate of population growth has increased and the council aren't doing enough to improve school accommodation.

Its not a shock however, my council are currently undergoing huge cutbacks and a new scandal is coming out every week with corruption.

One of the better stories was that the top tier of Local Council were being paid more than the Prime Minister.

theartfullodger

marksoton wrote: »

.....Oh and manipulation of the school admission system isn't something you should advertise.

Surely "isn't something you should do at all??