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I moved to where I am 20 years ago to be in reach of my husband’s work. Now we are moving again and have no restrictions.
I live where my parents moved too and im staying in the area because it's the only place that's ever felt like home to me love the place only downfall is there have done loads of bars so it's attracted the wrong sort of people
Where we used to live was based on my husbands work. Now it is based on where my parents live. They are getting older and we want them to spend as much time with their Grandson as possible. Best move we ever made. We are very happy here.
MrsCraig I know you live in Scotland, I sound like a stalker, but you mention on here how much you love it. We have seriously been looking at property in Scotland, you get a lot more for your money and seen some great properties on their own.
eyeballkerry you don't sound like a stalker at all. We used to live 7 miles outside of Edinburgh and we really enjoyed it. Housing was more expensive because of how close you were to Edinburgh. Same as property near Glasgow. We are in Moray and the house we have for our money is fantastic. We love it up here. Definitely recommend living here.
eyeballkerry Cumnock is about 50 minutes from Glasgow and half an hour from Ayr. It is a nice wee town, has everything you would need in it. It is in East Aryshire, you get a lot of house for your money there.
MrsCraig Thanks for your reply. Years ago I would have moved anywhere without worrying but I am a bit more apprehensive this time. We need to visit Scotland soon and have a good look at different places. I know it’s a big place but we are going to have to whittle it down. My husband has relatives up in Scotland.
eyeballkerry I've lived in a number of different places in Scotland. My favourites were definitely the places that were quieter. I never enjoyed driving round Glasgow and Edinburgh, I got used to it but never liked it, far too busy for me. Upside of Glasgow and Edinburgh is that they have amazing public transport. I much prefer where I am now. They were all the place I needed to be at the time but this is definitely my favourite.
It is always worth looking into the health care in the area, work and schools if they would be a factor and average household costs. Plus public transport if that is something you would need to rely on.
MrsCraig The only thing we need to worry about is health care so I will definitely take that into consideration.
I like living near family and friends. I have been in my house a long time, and get comfort knowing I’m near my people
PayItForward Sounds awful but we are moving away from family and friends. We feel we need to be on our own and do what we want to do.
Mine is decided on where i was born, work and family. I’ve lived in the same place my whole life, i do want to move away at some point it’s just getting harder as i’m aging
jms19 We moved when the children were younger and we are ready to move again. It is difficult when you have family and moving away.
eyeballkerry yeah it is difficult especially as parents get older. It’s also harder to make friends as i age
I live a few miles from where I grew up and moved to an area where there is a lot of green space and briliant viewpoints, work, family and motorways are all within a 10 minute drive away.
We live where we grew up. I'd leave but my oh wouldn't he wants to be near our family
I lived rural for most of my life, first in the area where I was born and then moving to area where my ex husband lived. When that broke down I moved to a small town 70 miles away to work and begin a new life. eyeballkerry the house looks lovely and you do what is best for you, friends and family can always visit, if they don't (as in my case) well that will be their loss.
lilyflower This is exactly how we are feeling now. It is what we want and best for us for our future. Just got to wait for our son to leave home and we are off.
eyeballkerry I'd certainly start looking now, if your son is about to go to Uni, home can be anywhere, if he's past that point give him a push and help him look for his own place.
lilyflower My son is 27 so not going to university. He had a girlfriend for five years but they spilt up, he has a new girlfriend so they are saving up. Don’t want to push him out as the relationship is quite new. He hopes it will be next September.
eyeballkerry Mine were 26 and 23 when I left and as far as I know one lives with their partner (and MrsCraig has more chance of seeing them than me) the other splits time with partner and family home! September sounds a long way off but the way house sales and solicitors work it'll soon comes around and Scotland has a different way of house purchasing.
We moved for a lot of reasons, mainly to change schools and to be closer to my wife's mum
martinlufc5637 We moved away from my husbands parents not because anything was wrong, we just needed to move then my mum followed us!
Work location was certainly a big factor when we chose our home - schools and other amenities were also important but I think the ease of getting to and from work in a big hospital on the outskirts of the city was one of the biggest deciders.
didbygraham This is the problem my son has, bring close to work. At the moment is five minutes away so doesn’t want to move far.
I live in the same area iv always lived, My family hoes back several generations living in the area. I always felt I would move to Scotland but now we could, I hate the thought of a big distance from my sons.
Glitterandgold My husband lived in the same road for many years, he was born at number 25 then moved to 61. His brother did the same and moved to 47 where he still is now. My husband finally took the leap and moved away.
Family and work. I don’t drive and live 5 mins at work so it just makes sense
Just the same area as I was when I was a kid. Would happily move in a heartbeat though
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