Advice buying in Scotland

Steerpike88

zagubov said:

Bit of a long shot. Stirling's less rainy than Glasgow and much warmer and less windy than Edinburgh. Good access to both by train and motorway. Lots of facilities including Britain's most northerly Waitrose.
For that matter, if you're happy to drive, Torrance is a village handy for Bishopbriggs shops and  motorway connections to Edinburgh and I think it's in the Bearsden school catchment area.
But unlike those towns it doesn't have musical acts named after it.
Hey ho, you can't have it all!

We actually used to live in Stirling and Bridge of Allan and were considering it. But I used to go to Glasgow all the time and much preferred it when I was living there too. I'm probably biased as I wasn't making a lot then so I couldn't afford to live in the nicer areas.

Greymug

Have you thought about Stirling?

Equally far/close to Edinburgh and Glasgow and quite a nice wee town itself, with less competitive housing market.

Having said that, if you have to choose between Glasgow and Edinburgh, pick Glasgow with no hesitation.

Steerpike88

Greymug said:

Have you thought about Stirling?

Equally far/close to Edinburgh and Glasgow and quite a nice wee town itself, with less competitive housing market.

Having said that, if you have to choose between Glasgow and Edinburgh, pick Glasgow with no hesitation.

Thanks! We erre actually originally looking at Stirling/Larbert as we used to live there. We'll probably have a look again as we just left as soon as it got like it's Waitrose/tk maxx, etc. I got a bit fed up of living there tbh because it didn't have very much, we also lived in the town centre which was a bit rowdy but I'll have another look. 

I still think we'll probably go for the nicer parts of Glasgow, but we're probably setting our sights on a three bed that needs a refurb. DH will probably find work locally which means he'll go down a pay grade but I'll be looking for work in another year or two so hopefully that makes up for it. We were looking at the monthly repayments for £400k and it's just steep. I always thought it might be, but it knocked my head out of the clouds. The boys will be fine with sharing for the next five years or so and a box room for the baby will be enough. We can always think about extending rather than moving as well. 

jennifernil

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/80127936#/

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/80264883#/

jennifernil

This one has been nicely done....

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/107655305#/

jennifernil

Lots of space , but lots of stairs too......

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/106618616#/floorplan?activePlan=2&id=media0

Greymug

Or you can buy a farm
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/103319984#/

user1977

Greymug said:

Or you can buy a farm
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/103319984#/

Not really a "farm", is it? Just a house on the edge of Cathkin with a very busy road at the bottom of the garden.

Steerpike88

Greymug said:

Or you can buy a farm
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/103319984#/

Lol! You know I always fancied keeping a few chickens. 

jennifernil

user1977 said:

Greymug said:

Or you can buy a farm
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/103319984#/

Not really a "farm", is it? Just a house on the edge of Cathkin with a very busy road at the bottom of the garden.

Plus you are forgetting the requirement of a good local school