OH NO they are closing 22 schools in Edinburgh

[nailpolish]

not dds school thank GOD

Well we certainly couldn't have afforded Edinburgh or Glasgow, but moved to Fife ( and no, English are not appreciated in Fife, speak from bitter experience). Even the little area we moved to is having huge homes built to attract commuters which will eventually push the locals out of affordable housing too. You want a cheap house, I'm guessing Loghgelly is still the cheapest place to live in the UK (no offense to anyone) but if you've seen it, you'll know why. Having lived near Edinburgh and then Glasgow, have to admit I much preferred Glasgow, but that's me. Both are great cities.

Very very sad to hear about the schools though as I have friends in Edinburgh who may be affected by this.

How long until you move Expat??

'and no, English are not appreciated in Fife, speak from bitter experience). '

Ali, from what I hear, no one is really appreciated in Fife . Heeheehee. Fifers, stand up here!

Loghgelly no longer the cheapest place! BUT, that's good news for my nurse pal, who is single and lost 5 bids on flats in Dunfermline before finally buying in 'gelly last year.

We're off 29 September and not a moment too soon, as DH starts his new job the following Monday.

Lochgelly isn't as bad as some places I've seen.

I'm proud to be a Fifer

Yahoo great news Expat, I'm sure you'll be very happy. I know a great many fabulous Fifers, but also many who've emigrated too . God's Own Kingdom and it has many beautiful areas too. Sadly Kelty were I lived was not an easy place to live for an English woman, but heck made some good friends.

EEK got very excited when saw this thread as until very recently worked for Edinburgh Council in eduction and know staff, families affected by the closures.
It has turned in to an Edinburghs crap, l hate it, it's pants here V It's brill, love it thread.
Nailpolish have to say I agree with you and I too live in corstorphine but bit further west than you (guessing what school you dc's go to)and I have predominatly local friends.
I have know people who are Edinburgh born and bred (generations back)who appear to speak with english accents.
I prefer to think of them as having posh/ upper middle class accents as none of the english people I know speak like that. Talking of yorkshire, goerdies, lancaster, liverpool etc.
Anyway sad about school closures, can see point in some incidents but it's all about saving money.
FWIW
Two (one being catholic)have very successful speech and language units and several others are popular and successful.

naiopolish, I can't imagine why you're offended? Maybe you're just a sensitive wee soul?
As for paying what your house was valued at . My experience of Edinburgh in recent years is that with the offers over system, houses often if not usually go at way over what the valuation figure is and often it's people coming from down south with more money to spend (because of the relative value of property there) who can afford to do this. If that's not what happened with you, I stand corrected.
I think there probably is a bit of a 'parallel universe' sort of thing in Edinburgh as parts of the city are very 'local' and other parts are more 'cosmopolitain'. For example, the street where we used to live had mostly 'Edinburghers' born and bred living in it. In fact at least four of our neighbours had been to school with dh.
Regardless of where someone is from I do think it's sad when people are priced out of their own area if that's where they want or need to live. Partly because it weakens a community and also partly because having to commute huge distances is a bad thing both for the individuals involved and also for the environment in general.

I also want to add that I don't care where people come from and I have many friends who are English and also many Scottish friends who live in England.

there is a difference in what the house is 'offers over' and waht it is valued at

the 'offers over' is never the value

the seller generally puts the 'offers over' price at 20% below the value

ive moved house five times in the last ten year so i kind of know a bit about it

where we are, there is a 30-40% premium (source: evening news!) because of the local schools (sciennes/gillespies) so actually the houses do go for more than their value. and there is a huge proportion of very well off 'non-locals' here. seems to me there is a connection. Bummer for edinburghers who can't afford to live in their home area anymore.

anyway i promised myself i wouldn't get involved in this again. onwards and upwards!

Indeed, robin!

Different strokes for different folks.

For the first time buyer who has already got a family, it's a struggle, particularly as the schools have to be taken into consideration.

But at the end of the day, what's for you won't pass you.

A ship is safe in harbour, but that's not what ships are for.

have just realised i sound like victor meldrew. maybe i should change my name to disgruntled of the grange.

RIGHT make me go and do something else!

The Grange.

Oooo, I got lost there once. 'Bout all I've seen of it.

I once drove down to Morningside. Got lost somehow - easily enough done in Embra.

i lived in teh grange as a student - very nice it was too! dh lived in morningside i used to cycle between the two.

happy days.

Yes, it's a student-y place, no?

Well, fuck if I know.

expat - I heard a rumour you are off to the West Coast?

not as studenty as marchmont - more old folks homes, b&bs and extraordinarily wealthy families.

Ah, I see, the goat.

Yes, Marchmont very student-y.

Yep, we're off to the West, Highlander.

At last, we can hillwalk and ramble to our heart's content right outside the back door or just a 10 min. drive away.

wow! Good Luck! I lived in Ft Bill for a while but never felt I was really a West Coast Gal, despite all the climbing and stuff I did.

It's different from the East, that is for sure.

I don't feel like an East Coast person, and DH always jokes that he is a West Coaster in an East Coaster's body, so change is good!

It often is.

But then, I've made some pretty major ones in my life .

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LOL, Mellow.

I didn't know I was there till I saw a road sign.

Thought, 'Well, that's me in Morningside. Been there, done that' and drove on

Afraid I don't see what all the fuss is about, but again, just one person's opinion before anyone leaps down my throat and takes it as a personal affront that it didn't do much for one very insignificant person.

What's the best thing about Edinburgh?

The train back to Glasgow
(and vice versa, depending on where your heart lies )

Expat - it is, in fact, Mohrningsiiiiiiiiiiiide

LOL, Highlander .

It's supposed to be a joke, people!

I told my Irish mate and she feigned shock, 'Wot? Have you lost the plot? And leave all this po-facedness behind? Leave the door open, would ye?'