lexi12
South African expat in Scotland
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About me
South African
Lives in Edinburgh
Registration: 14 January 2012
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Young family moving to Edinburgh from London by GuestPoster155
Hi all, We are getting ready for a big move to Edinburgh by the beginning of next year. I have 4 children aged between 12 and 3 years old. Wondering if anyone knew of good places to live in Edinburgh. Been looking at West Edinburgh. There ...
Hello! I'm a South African expat living in Edinburgh. There is a very big African community and they mainly use Facebook groups to communicate. If you are on Facebook you can look up : South Africans in Edinburgh South Africans in Glasgow ... Read More
Lonely South African in Glasgow by Charmaine10222
Hi. I moved to Bothwell, Glasgow 3 weeks ago. I have a daughter of 6 and would love to meet new friends. Please contact me if you feel like having chat or a coffee
Hi there, I live in Edinburgh but travel between Glasgow and Edinburgh sometimes �� i have a son on 7 but he loves to look after "little ones". How have you found Scotland? Ive been here since 2002 but have terrible pangs of ... Read More
How does the schooling work...public/private? by kpearson
Hi there, our kids go to a co ed school, both boys and girls and we want the same if possible for them in Scotland. Are the public schools good there or do we need to pay for private? Are schooling in Canada is good I think. We get free public ...
Forgot to mention 99% of council run schools are co ed. And there is a mix of single sex schools and co ed for the private schools. Read More
How does the schooling work...public/private? by kpearson
Hi there, our kids go to a co ed school, both boys and girls and we want the same if possible for them in Scotland. Are the public schools good there or do we need to pay for private? Are schooling in Canada is good I think. We get free public ...
Hi there, the government schools in Scotland are very good but do depend on area/suburb. Children generally start school at age 4/5 depending when their birthday is. It goes from Primary 1 to 7 then high school which is called S1-6 (senior 1-6). ... Read More
Did my solicitor fail to do his job? by clutzuk
Hi there, This question relates to Scottish Law when buying property. Long story short I am going around in circles, everyone, including the Law Society says the following is a grey area: I bought a home with no-one over looking the back-a main ...
I work in property and would say you are in a difficult area. The solicitor sold you that property NOT the land at the back. it would be unreasonable to expect them to do searches for all the land around the property unless you specifically asked ... Read More