Possible move to Glasgow, not a clue

[Year6dramallama]

Hello,

My DH and I are considering leaving London, where we've lived for over 20 years. Main drivers are cost of living and quality of life/work life balance. Ideally we'd buy somewhere cash, which would enable me to stop work or take a part time role. Our sons both have some additional needs and we're all struggling to manage at the moment with both working full time in very high pressured roles.

DH earns more than me, and his role has better benefits so would make sense for him to keep his job. He could enable a transfer to Glasgow very easily as his employer has a large office there. It could be a good move for his career, or at the least be low-risk to his job security. In terms of budget we could afford a property up to around 600k.

I know very little about Glasgow, but DH spent time there growing up as his mum grew up there until she was a teen, and there are still a few uncles and cousins around there.

Of course before making any decision we'd need to visit a few times and check it out, but I'd be interested to hear from people living in and around Glasgow, what are the pros and cons of living there, what is the lifestyle and culture like? How is it for primary and teenage kids? Especially those moving from England.

I did this and moved from London to an area in the outskirts of Glasgow already mentioned. I lived there for 4 years.
Having ties to the area will help you settle in.

I'd consider the following:
Weather. It's wet a lot. It is what it is and you need to adapt.
Multiculturism. London is a real melting pot, unmatched anywhere else.
Religion.
Football.
Lifestyle. City v country.
Community.

I'm happy to give you more info via dm.

One thing when looking at affordability is that you’ll pay more tax in Scotland (probably), £50k approx £1500 extra at £150k it’s £3800. (But not to worry you’ll get free prescriptions).

I know this is an old post but just jumping on to give my opinion.

I’m from England and lived here 9 years. I would definitely recommend the move.

Although you will get a bit more for your money living on the outskirts of Glasgow (East Ren or Bishopbriggs for example) it might be a bit of a shock to the system moving from London to somewhere so suburban. I don’t want to offend but you might find it a bit dull.

I would recommend the west end. Primary Schools I’d look at Broomhill and Hillhead and secondary you could check out Hyndland. They work on catchment areas. The accent won’t be such an issue at these schools as the locals aren’t all from Glasgow. House prices are more expensive in the west end but in my opinion it’s for a reason. You have a great budget. You could get a really nice property for that. I wouldn’t write off living in a tenement. You could get a beautiful one for that budget. It also will help you meet people living in these areas.

I would agree with this. I have heard the east ren schools are not the best for kids with ASN as their focus is how they retain their top spots in the league tables which are based purely on exam results. I have no experience of it but i often hear Shawlands Academy as being well thought of. It has a diverse catchment and produces reasonable results. Iv read a few threads with parents seemingly very happy with it. Shawlands to Tradeston isnt far.