Moving to Loch Ness/Inverness, anyone live there?!

[SuperGlowBug]

We’ve been seriously considering moving up to the Highlands. My parents are from around Inverness but I was born and raised in England. Have spent a lot of time up there though, although not around Loch Ness and obviously only holidays!

DH and I have five DC ranging from 6 months to 13!

We were looking at the Loch Ness area as from what I can gather the schools are good.

DD has just started in year 9. She’s August born so very young for her year but very academic. DS is in the last year of primary (year 6, June born). We’d be looking to move ready for DD starting year 10 (Scottish year 4?) and DS starting secondary, so over the next summer holidays.

Any advice on schooling/the area/anything really much appreciated!!!!

Does anyone know if there’s much call for builders up there or is the industry struggling?

Also, a bit scared we’d sell up and move and not be able to afford to move back to England if we needed to... saying that I hear the Scottish property market is booming!

there are quite a few self builds small builds in rural areas often people want a new house on croft land in a village so there is work but it will involve travel, there have been some big building house schemes recently in the IV area