#estate agents in Edinburgh

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How To Find The Right Estate Agent in Edinburgh?

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Top 5 Questions to Ask Your Edinburgh Estate Agent Before Buying

When making such a significant choice as purchasing a house, it is often beneficial to have the necessary assistance. Edinburgh estate agents can help you find the perfect property, but it’s important to ask the right questions before you start.  What questions do you need to ask to choose the right estate agents? Ask them so that there are no regrets later. The following are the top five questions that should be addressed to your Edinburgh estate agent before buying a home.

1. What is the asking price based on?

Among the first questions you need to pose is how the asking price was determined. Edinburgh estate agents know the area where they work well. Because of this, they can give you logical reasons for the pricing of the property you are interested in. A reputable agent will clarify whether the pricing is justified by previous activities in the neighborhood or other attributes such as the quality of the building. This will assist you in determining whether the price is reasonable or if there is room for negotiation.

2. How long has the property been on the market?

The amount of time that a property has stayed on the market enables you to gauge the predicament of the seller’s situation. For instance, if a property has been available for sale for a long time, the seller is more likely to lower the asking price. Listings that are brand new tend to generate more interest so be prepared to rush. Edinburgh Estate agents such as Umega are able to give you such information and help you determine whether there is a good opportunity to put in a bid.

3. Are there any issues with the property?

It would be prudent to conduct due diligence and avoid purchasing a house only to later find out that there are existing problems. Seek inquiries with regard to the property,any existing issues, structural concerns, plumbing problems, and other relevant issues that would require fixing. Edinburgh estate agents could source details regarding the house such as how many times it has been inspected, what was the last inspection, and other facts about the repairs done on it. It’s simply more prudent to know about the defects immediately rather than some time in the future.

4. What’s included with the property?

Sometimes, the listing price might not include everything you expect. It is important to ask Edinburgh estate agents regarding what is included in the sales—appliances, fixtures or even outdoor equipment such as a garden or a shed. This can assist you when planning your move since you will know exactly what is included and avoid any confusion when making an offer.

5. How does the buying process work here?

The process of buying property is not universal, and this entails that one has to ask how things are done in Edinburgh. Your estate agent will go through the procedure step by step with you. From making an offer to the closing and completing all the required paperwork, they will cover it all. They might also advise you on area specifics such as legal requirements or even covenants. Having such prior knowledge about the whole process will ensure that you are assured, calm and ready to purchase a home.

Conclusion

It is very important to, politely, ask the right kind of questions during the home-buying process. With the help of Edinburgh estate agents like Umega, can provide you with the necessary responses to support your decision. Regardless of whether the question concerns the cost of the house, its state, or its buying, these queries will assist you in progressing through the experience. Contact today, and we will be glad to assist you in identifying the ideal home that perfectly fits your needs!

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Let’s assume for a second Meghan has been‘flagged’ as a fixated person or even a person of concern, can they be eligible for IPP? If she has been identified as a concern, can the government simultaneously give her that level of protection and access to intel?

This is all just speculation.

Disclaimer first: This is beyond my knowledge of national security.

Can a fixated person be eligible for IPP? Yes. Because everyone is eligible for IPP.

Would they actually get it? Mm, probably not.

Let’s talk it out.

First, the kind of information that protected people get in this case is information about the security threats against them and details of security plans designed to keep them safe. They wouldn’t be getting information about other protectees unless they’re at the top of the hierarchy (like say Charles or William) or the other protectee is their minor child because the compartmentalization of whereabouts and security plans is part of the safety plan.

Could a fixated person extrapolate the knowledge from their security plans to make educated guesses about someone else’s plans? Yes, they could. So that’s a risk that would be taken into consideration while determining someone’s IPP status.

But by and large the issue with fixated people (as I understand it) is not access to information but access to the person of their fixation. Which is why security exists in the first place. As long as there’s a degree of separation and security - and there would be between Meghan and Kate because Kate is the Princess of Wales and that comes with a totally different security posture than, say, the Duchess of Edinburgh - that’s really all that’s necessary. The security posture could change if the fixated IPP is in the same room, for instance like at the Platinum Jubilee service of thanksgiving where William and Kate sat in the front row of Section A but Harry and Meghan were sat across the aisle in the interior third row of Section B with sleeper agents positioned all around them.

Second, all the IPP (Internationally Protected Person) designation means is that the person has diplomatic status worthy of a protection detail. That’s all. It doesn’t come with a special security clearance or unrestricted access to anywhere or anyone their cold black heart desires. There are still rules and procedures they have to follow because all being IPP means is that they’re protected from the public. IPP does not mean that they don’t have to follow the rules and procedures of *other* IPP.

So what does that mean? It means that if the IPP fixated person wants to go somewhere near the subject of their fixation, they still have to follow the rules and procedures of the subject’s security team. They don’t get to just waltz right through the security checks and get all up in Michelle Obama’s business (IYKYK).

In other words, just because Meghan is IPP doesn’t mean she has free access to Kate. She still has to follow the rules set by Kate’s security team and I would imagine that if Meghan were to return to the BRF, William would draw his family’s security net even tighter to block any chance of Harry and Meghan trying to get through. For instance, there’s renewed gossip that Harry wants to move into KP Apartment 1 and/or KP Apartment 7 (Apt 1 being the former Gloucester residence next door to William and Kate’s 1A apartment, which supposedly the Waleses have taken over for more office space, and Apt 7 being part of Diana’s former residence). William will mostly likely probably block that because his family still uses 1A. And likewise, he’d probably block the Sussexes from returning to the Windsor estate, since his family is there now as well. (Meaning Harry and Meghan’s only options is St. James’s Palace or a country estate outside of London…neither of which meet Meghan’s very exact specifications.)

Third, the last piece of the puzzle: the security risk and threat assessment. Everyone who goes up for IPP status (or heck, even just to take a job in the civil service - which, let me remind everyone, the BRF is. They’re essentially government workers who live very cushy lives supplemented by generational wealth) has to go through a security risk and threat assessment where everything from our families to our hobbies to our known associates to our health to our travel to our neighbors and home is investigated and assessed via background checks and investigations.

(And yes, this most likely means that anyone who marries into the royal family who does not come from a known associate - eg a family known to the BRF like the Spencers and Fergusons were - probably has had background investigations done for them to be able to meet principal members of the royal family. Kate and the Middletons probably had one, though perhaps not as in depth since she and William were together for so long, but there certainly was one done on Meghan when Harry got serious enough with her that he wanted her to meet The Queen.)

Now the thing about background checks and investigations, security clearances, and IPP status is that if you leave the civil service to go work in the private sector for a few years and then you decide to come back and be a fed again, your old checks and clearances aren’t there waiting for you like an old coat you buried in the back of your closet for 5 years. You have to undergo a total and complete reinvestigation. And if there are things that pop up in your reinvestigation over behaviors or diagnoses or actions you did while employed by a fake mental health startup and Netflix (for example) that have violated certain codes, standards, ethics, laws, or that exponentially increased your vulnerability to being exploited by foreign adversaries, or that have exposed you as a significant threat to the mental, physical, and social wellbeing of a principal staffer, well, then, you’re not getting that job and you can kiss your old security clearance or your old diplomatic status or your old RAVEC status goodbye. Even if you’re related to the principal staffer(s) in question.

So to sum up. A fixated person is eligible to be declared IPP. But they still have to go through all the checks and threat analyses to actually receive IPP status, and that’s where the issue is.

Ignoring “fixated person” (since again, that hasn’t actually been confirmed and is only just gossip and speculation), this is why Harry’s latest tactic is to say “if only my father would just give it back to me.” He is eligible for IPP just on the basis of being King Charles’s son, and he has Tier 3 (case-by-case) status because of that. But Tier 3 isn’t good enough; he wants Tier 1 (25/8 permanent) status, but RAVEC’s position is that Harry is disqualified Tier 1 because of his own behaviors and actions. Harry wants Charles to overrule the government and so far Charles hasn’t, because he’s likely read the report that bringing Harry back in poses more danger to the Waleses than leaving him out.

To which I say yes, that’s true, but bringing Harry in means they can better control him and what he does, so it’s a safer security posture to begin with. The issue is Meghan, who has proven time and time again that she doesn’t play by anyone’s rules but her own and has no interest in being on a team. In that case, it’s a safer security posture for her to be on the outside and away from everyone where it’s easier to monitor her so that her arrival or appearance can be more easily and more carefully planned for.

Which is ultimately the core conflict. Harry wants Meghan. The BRF doesn’t (or can’t). So Harry will emotionally blackmail everyone to force them to accept her. They refuse. Meghan says “it’s me or Kate and if you don’t choose me, you’re all racist.” The BRF laughs and chooses Kate anyway. They go on a worldwide tour of privacy to declare everyone is racist. No one cares. So they go crawling back to the BRF. The BRF says “only Harry, no Meghan.” But Harry wants Meghan. The BRF doesn’t. And around and around and around we go.

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September 2nd 1834 saw the death of Sir Thomas Telford, the pioneering engineer, road, bridge and canal builder.

Telford was the Scotsman who laid the foundations of industrial Britain, the Colossus of Roads, the godfather of civil engineering, Thomas Telford even had a town named after him, albeit an English one!

Born at Glendinning, Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, on 9 August 1757, Thomas Telford never knew his shepherd father. He dies four months after the boy is born. His single mother can’t afford to raise him so relatives do. But such is Thomas’s vitality that he’s soon known as ‘Laughing Tam’.

Thomas leaves school and aged 14, he apprentices to a stonemason. He helps build new roads and a farmhouse on the estate of a local duke. Despite the nature of his day job, with its intensive long hours, Thomas studies at night to learn all there is about construction. By 25, he’s worked in Edinburgh and is off to London. He meets with two Scottish architects, one of whom, Sir William Chambers is building Somerset House. Telford secures work there.

And so began his long career seeing him build everything from canals to bridges, roads to harbours, Thomas Telford – the first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers – worked or advised on hundreds of important civil engineering projects in his lifetime .His expertise was so renowned that people from all over the world – including the Swedish and Russian governments – consulted him for their major civil engineering projects.

Telford’s most famous canal works include the 60-mile Caledonian Canal (1804-1822) and Ellesmere Canal.

In the Highlands of Scotland, Telford was responsible or about 1,200 miles of new or improved roads.

His main achievements in road-making were the London to Holyhead and Bangor to Chester roads. The road in North Wales has been designated a ‘Historic Route’.

Bridges also played a large part in Telford’s career, with the Menai wrought iron suspension bridge over the Menai Straits in Wales being one of his most famous designs.With an unprecedented span of nearly 580ft, it was considered the most outstanding bridge development of the early 19th century.

In 1783, he first started working for William Pulteney, the first Earl of Bath and MP for Shrewsbury, restoring Sudborough Rectory in Northamptonshire.

Pulteney was a strong influence on Telford’s career, and helped establish him as an engineer.

Telford worked on a number of infrastructure projects in Shropshire after being invited there by Pulteney to restore Shrewsbury Castle in 1786.

He worked on local church restorations, private houses, improved streets and drainage.

After he restored the castle in a Gothic style, Telford lived in and practised as an architect from the castle.

When Pulteney became director of British Fisheries Society in 1790, Telford advised on the improvement of numerous harbours in northern Scotland. The largest was Pulteneytown at Wick.

He also helped spread the use of Roman cement in facing, pointing and brick-jointing mortars to stop water penetration.

The aluminous hydraulic cement, patented by James Parker, set to a “very considerable extent” in about 20 minutes.

Telford’s civil engineering career started to take off from 1793 when he was appointed as general agent, surveyor, engineer, architect and overlooker to the Ellesmere Canal. The standout structure on the canal is the Pontcysyllte cast iron aqueduct over the Dee.

In terms of road construction, Telford’s roads were well-drained and had a hand-pitched stone foundation under a layer of conventional road metal.

Although they were more expensive to build, their higher quality meant that maintenance costs were lower.

Telford planned, built or advised on several thousand masonry bridges throughout his lifetime.

His first major bridge was over the Severn at Montford from 1790 to 1792, using convict labour.

Other infrastructure Telford worked on included drainage of the Fens in eastern England, the improvement of more than 100 harbours, docks or piers, and water supply schemes such as a piped supply to Liverpool from springs at Bootle.

Telford was invited by the King of Sweden to be the consulting engineer for the Trollhatte Canal’s eastwards extension to the Baltic at Soderkoping.

He was also consulted by the Russian government, and North American canal schemes.

For his achievements in civil engineering, Telford has been dubbed the ‘Colossus of Roads’ and ‘Pontifex Maximus’.

A liver problem, referred to as a “bilious derangement”, caused his death on this day 1834. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.

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Chat to your fav LI’s | LITG edition

Will update as new LI’s come in!

If you have a request for a LI you’d like to chat to (female or male!) please send me (@0shewrites0) or @libelle949 an ask 🤍

If you have a request for another fandom (like RC for example) send them in too! @libelle949 and I will do our best to set all of them up step by step 🥰

LI’s available to chat with so far (30+):

Just tap on the character you want to chat with!

Angie Chandrasekhar

29. paramedic. scorpio. tattoos. proud lesbian.

Arjun Khatri (by anon)

24. dog groomer. influencer. loves cheeky winks.

Bobby McKenzie

24. baker. happy kiddo. loves to laugh. weirdo.

Bruno Kaminski by @libelle949

25. standup comedian. jokester. sweet. positive.

Carl Sullivan

29. tech entrepreneur. geeky. loyal. quiet.

Chelsea Edwards by @notaviirgo

24. interior decorator. charismatic. fun. diva.

Dylan (whatever) (by anon)

28. swansea. ambitious. pro volleyball player.

Eddie Harris (villain!)

24. model. feminist. no time for boring. flirty.

Gary’s Nan

73. charity work. temper of thunder. heart of gold.

Gary Rennell

23. crane operator. down to earth. blokey bloke.

Harry Zhong

21. student. nerdy and proud. gamer. ambitious.

Hazeem Salmani by @notaviirgo

25. landscaper. plant daddy. early exitee himself.

Henrik Bergstrom

23. climbing instructor. relaxed. goofy. weirdo.

Hope Biala by @notaviirgo

26. retail ambassador. hotter than a spark.

Iain Stirling by @mrsbsmooth

hilarious narrator locked in shed. has got tea to spill.

Jake Wilson by @mrsbsmooth

29. chef. strong silent type. deeply romantic.

Jakub Zabinski by @ariendiel

*grunt*

Johnny by @libelle949

21. theater student. drama king. momma’s boy.

Kassam Maleek

26. DJ. cynical. cold. passionate about music.

Lottie Campbell by @notaviirgo

24. makeup artist. obsessed with the color black. dramatic.

Lucas Koh

27. physiotherapist. passionate. loves danger.

Marisol Lopez Trujillo by @notaviirgo

24. law student. latina goddess who likes both genders

Noah Alexander by @ariendiel

25. librarian from romford. loves books. quiet.

Oliver Tan

26. tattoo artist. drama-free. “friendly giant”.

Priya Kumar by @notaviirgo

29. real estate agent. bisexual bad gyal.

Suresh (Frazer) (by anon)

27. an Edinburgh based corporate lawyer. wanderlust.

Tai Kahu

28. rugby coach. proud kiwi. 193cm of love.

Tim Burton (Big T)

23. DJ. wannabe rapper. loyal. funny. short king.

Tom Beresford-King by @notaviirgo

22. finance worker. people’s prince. little bit nervous.

Willem (Will) Kimura by @libelle949

26. artist. free spirit. creative. aloof. cute.

Youcef Nassiri by @libelle949

27. french. model. charming man. philosopher.

Characters by @thisiskhayeanne - tap here to get to them!

Rocco, Hannah, Blake, Elisa, Shannon, Ibrahim, Jo, Meera

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You wrote he dated a Danielle, do you mean Danielle Brandon??? They have followed each other for a couple of years but they never dated!

NO, Anon, NOT Danielle Brandon--I never heard of her until today. Not sure why you're getting so riled up ! about it. And you must be new. When I mention a Danielle in relation to having dated Sam, I mean Danielle Kling. She was a yoga and fitness instructor/real estate agent from Hawaii, who briefly dated Sam in 2019.

Sam posted from Hawaii in February of 2019. 👇 This pic doesn't say Hawaii, but it was confirmed later that's where he was.

For those living under a rock, Ruby Rose was his costar in the movie SAS Red Notice...and is out as lesbian...so nothing to see here about her comments to him. Anyhoo, Danielle changed the name of her iG account but this is her around the same time Sam was in Hawaii. 👇

It's been so long, that I can't remember HOW we got confirmation that Sam and Danielle had seen each other while he was in Hawaii and after, but we DID.

Then, a few months later, in May of 2019, a Brazilian fan spotted Sam walking around Edinburgh with a woman that looked suspiciously like Danielle. Danielle used to wear her hair in braids exactly like that. And the height and slim body build match her. 👇

Back then, I posted pics of Danielle showing the same hairstyle. Sorry for the blurriness, but these are screencaps of screencaps. 👇

Here's another example. 👇

As is ALWAYS the case anytime Sam dates a woman who is NOT Cait, Extreme Shippers came out in droves to create sock accounts and BULLY Danielle. But, despite all her zen and usually calm demeanor, Danielle wasn't having it, and she posted an IG story calling out the haters and their comments to her. 👇

That was YEARS ago, Danielle is now partnered up with a great guy, and recently had a baby girl.

I don't think I ever coined a couples name for Sam and Danielle, so, I guess it makes it harder to search for past info on them. But that's it. It was short lived.

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🔴 THE DEER KING - IL RE DEI CERVI: IL FILM ARRIVERÀ NEI CINEMA ITALIANI A GIUGNO!

Il lungometraggio è stato realizzato presso gli studi PRODUCTION I.G (Psycho-Pass, Haikiy!! L’asso del volley) ed è stato diretto da Masashi Ando (character designer di Principessa Mononoke, La Città Incantata, Your Name e direttore dell’animazione in Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent, Quando c’era Marnie), assieme a Masayuki Miyaji (Xam’d: Lost Memories, Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress).

"La storia ha luogo in un mondo feudale dove un grande impero negli anni ha soggiogato e annesso vari regni. Chi si è opposto strenuamente al suo dominio è Van, leader dei guerrieri schierati contro l’invasione. Finito in catene, è diventato uno schiavo assegnato alle miniere di sale. Una notte un branco di lupi entra nelle miniere seminando il panico. Tutti coloro che vengono morsi finiscono per essere infettati e morire, tranne Van che riesce a scappare e durante la fuga salva una bambina, Yuna, anche lei misteriosamente sopravvissuta al “mittsal”, la piaga portata dai lupi. Assistito dal medico e ricercatore Hossal inizia così ad indagare sulla malattia, che nel frattempo ha colpito anche la corte. Ma proprio il sangue dei sopravvissuti potrebbe costituire la base per la tanto sospirata cura, e per questo Van e Yuna saranno oggetto di una frenetica caccia all’uomo."

L’avventura fantasy è tratta dall’omonimo romanzo di Nahoko Uehashi, autrice di “Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit” e “The Beast Player Erin”, opere già anch’esse trasposte in anime.

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🔴 THE DAWN OF THE WITCH: L’ANIME ARRIVERÀ SU CRUNCHYROLL DAL 7 APRILE!

L’anime ci riporterà nel mondo magico di “Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho” (Grimoire of Zero), ma questa volta la serie seguirà altri protagonisti e sarà realizzata da TEZUKA PRODUCTIONS (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω, The Quintessential Quintuplets).

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#3

Four Knights of the Apocalypse: anime in arrivo per il sequel di The Seven Deadly Sins

Il 7° volume del manga uscirà in Giappone la prossima settimana.

Con il film “The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh”, in arrivo su Netflix nel corso dell’anno, era solo questione di tempo prima che venisse confermata la serie animata di “Four Knights of the Apocalypse”, la nuova avventura fantasy firmata da Nakaba Suzuki, che fa da sequel a “The Seven Deadly Sins” e mette in campo nuovi personaggi, fra i quali anche Tristan, il figlio di Meliodas ed Elizabeth.

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#2

🔴 LAID-BACK CAMP: NUOVA “FOTO” PROMOZIONALE PER IL FILM, CON PROTAGONISTA RIN! 

Il lungometraggio tratto dal popolare manga slice of life di Afro uscirà in Giappone in estate.

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Il mio post numero 1 del 2022

🔴 SHIKIMORI’S NOT JUST A CUTIE: L’ANIME ANDRÀ IN ONDA DAL 2 APRILE!

La commedia romantica tratta dal manga di Keigo Maki arriverà in simulcast su Crunchyroll. 

L’adattamento è diretto da Ryota Ito (My Senpai Is Annoying) presso lo studio DOGA KOBO (Asteroid in Love, Selection Project).

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EA Masters launches masterplan for top-performing estate agents

EA Masters launches masterplan for top-performing estate agents https://propertyindustryeye.com/ea-masters-launches-masterplan-for-top-performing-estate-agents/ The EA Masters team are hitting the road next month to host invitation-only events in Edinburgh, Leeds, Northampton, Cardiff and Southampton Brian Betsy

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House hunting is anything but easy. Whether you’re looking for some temporary renting possibilities or dreaming of settling down on your favorite property in Edinburgh- cracking the real estate market is no bed of roses. But that doesn’t mean you have to settle for sub par living accommodations; especially when you have top-notch estate agents in Edinburgh right at your disposal.

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Browse our latest properties for sale in Edinburgh to find your new perfect home.

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From Historic Homes to Modern Flats: How Edinburgh Estate Agents Help You Find Your Perfect Property

Does moving to a new home in Edinburgh fill you with an anticipation like none other? Well, it is normal indeed! However, it too can be tiresome, especially given the endless possibilities including the modern flats and of course some pretty beautiful historic homes. Enter the Edinburgh estate agents! Local realtors offer numerous benefits that can simplify your search for homes in a new city. At Umega, one of the top Edinburgh estate agents, the goal is to help people find their perfect home, no matter what type of property they’re looking for.

How Edinburgh Estate Agents Can Help You

Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh has remarkable sights and has several sights to look forward to. Whether you are looking for a classic house in the twinkling old town, or a new flat looking over Edinburgh’s breathtaking skyline, Edinburgh estate agents like Umega have the local knowledge to guide you to the right spot. In this regard, below is how they help you in such regard:

Expert Knowledge of Edinburgh's Neighbourhoods: Each neighbourhood or district in the city of Edinburgh is different from the others in one or many aspects. For this reason, a good Edinburgh estate agent has an understanding of all neighbourhoods where there are parks, city centres, and quieter areas that are family-friendly. This knowledge helps them match you with the right home in the right area.

Access to a Variety of Homes: With an estate agent, you have access to a wide range of properties. Umega, as one of the well-respected Edinburgh estate agents, can show you everything from cosy flats to spacious family homes. They help you see all the best options, making sure you don’t miss out on the perfect fit.

Understanding Your Needs: Each one of us places different importance to certain factors when seeking to acquire a home. For instance, some prefer to be close to their workplaces or to schools. Others may require large spaces or homes that allow pets. Umega’s agents make it their business to hear what you require and ensure they secure a property that matches what you want.

Guidance Throughout the Process: Change of residence is a complex task that requires several stages; from looking for houses to sell, all the way to signing off the contracts. A great estate agent will assist you with going through the whole procedure including all the relevant details, explaining each part in simple terms. This support makes the whole process less stressful and more enjoyable.

Conclusion

The search for your home in Edinburgh need not be an arduous task. Thanks to professional Edinburgh estate agents such as Umega, you are a step forward in finding your dream home, be it an old historic house or a new apartment. These people know what the different parts of the city have, and they will ensure you find yourself a home that you will find comfortable. 

Let Umega make your property search a smooth journey—because the perfect home in Edinburgh is waiting for you!

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Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent: Why ELC Sales and Lettings is the Right Choice

When it comes to finding the right real estate agents in Edinburgh, look no further than ELC Sales & Letting. As trusted professionals in the industry, we offer unparalleled expertise and a commitment to delivering exceptional results. Our team of experienced real estate agents in Edinburgh understands the local market inside and out, ensuring that you receive accurate and up-to-date information. Whether you're buying, selling, or renting a property, we strive to provide personalized solutions tailored to your specific needs. With our extensive network, innovative marketing strategies, and dedication to client satisfaction, ELC Sales & Letting is the top choice for real estate services in Edinburgh. Contact us today to experience the difference for yourself.

[scotianostra]

The surgeon and explorer John Rae was born on 30th September 1813 at the Hall o'Clestrain in Orphir on Orkney Islands.

Orkneyjar, a great site I use for sourcing information on the islands states that “John Rae is undoubtedly one of Orkney���s greatest unsung heroes.” and who am I to argue, they also point out that although his memorial is prominent in St Magnus Cathedral, few Orcadians, and indeed Scots in general, have heard of him.

John Rae was the son of John, factor on Sir William Honeyman's estate, and his wife Margaret (Glen). His father was appointed Orkney agent for the Hudson's Bay Company.

After qualifying in Edinburgh as a surgeon young John served on a Hudson's Bay vessel travelling to Canada. Ice forced him to stay over winter there and he loved the area and the wild type of life so much he remained as surgeon at the Moose Factory post on Hudson Bay.

He studied the ways of the local Cree Indians, gathering knowledge and skills from them. The Inuit called him "Aglooka" as he was the best snowshoe walker of his time. In 1849 he took over the Mackenzie river district at Fort Simpson and charted unknown territories on the north Canadian coast. He succeeded in proving the existence of a North West passage (a navigable route across the Arctic from the Atlantic to the Pacific) and searched for the lost Franklin expedition, who were also searching for the passage. Information from the Inuit given to Rae showed that Franklin's men had all perished and the bodies showed signs of cannibalism.

Of course his report made him very unpopular, author Charles Dickens published articles rejecting Rae’s conclusions and the manner in which he had reached them. According to Dickens, it was unthinkable that the English Navy "would or could in any extremity of hunger, alleviate that pains of starvation by this horrible means". The Englishman wrongly pointed the finger at the Inuit, whom he viewed very negatively, as evidenced by his writings, are more likely to have killed the expedition's survivors.

Due to the backlash from London Rae’s achievements were largely ignored for some time.

He retired in 1856 but continued exploration and work for telegraph companies to find routes through Greenland, Alaska and British Columbia. In 1860 he married Catherine Thompson. He died in London on 22nd July 1893 and his body was taken by steamer to Kirkwall for burial.

I revert you back to the OrkneyJar website for a much bigger picture of the life of John Rae http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/historicalfigures/johnrae/

Another dedicated site for the Orkneys also has a full account, concentrating mainly on his search for the Franklin mission, with more pictorial content https://www.orkneyology.com/john-rae.html

[mariacallous]

Dundee, the sometimes troubled, often picturesque city on Scotland’s east coast, has generally carried a reputation for affordability. Even in the city’s plush west end, it wasn’t unusual during the 2010s for two people on fairly modest wages to be able to split the rent on a two-bedroom flat in a handsome, enduringly solid Victorian tenement.

This is no longer the case. At the start of the month, new figures showed that rents had soared 33% in a year, putting the city behind only Sunderland as having the steepest increase in the UK, with the average monthly cost of a room in Dundee now £587.

This was not the plan in September 2022, when Nicola Sturgeon announced a six-month rent freeze and an eviction ban, as part of emergency legislation brought in to deal with the cost of living crisis. To renters in, say, England, even such muted radicalism sounds unimaginable. It has indeed meant – however temporarily – an added degree of security for Scottish renters during a period of immense economic strain, as well being as a proactive attempt to tackle the issues head-on.

The small print, though, to the Cost of Living (Protection of Tenants) (Scotland) Act 2022 contained important caveats. For one, the freeze would only apply to existing tenancies across Scotland – there was no cap on what could be charged for a flat put on the market. Social tenants with arrears of more than £2,250 could still be evicted. And a temporary freeze was assuredly not the same thing as long-term rent controls in a nation that, like the rest of the UK, has a wildly overheated rental market.

For many Scottish housing campaigners – and indeed everyday tenants – the news was welcomed with enthusiasm, along with the sense that more could be done. It was reported last year that average rents had increased above inflation in seven Scottish areas before the freeze came in. It’s fair to question the effectiveness of a freeze that simply locks in what are, for many, already unaffordable rents. This is in a country where about 37% of households live in rented accommodation.

Demand has long been an issue, at 2.5 times the UK average (one Edinburgh estate agent recently spoke in the trade press of two newly listed flats receiving more than a thousand inquiries each in 48 hours). And just like the rest of the UK, the last decade and more has seen the cost of Scottish social and private rental accommodation go in one direction: up.

How long can it be sustainable, for instance, to live in Glasgow when the average rent of a one-bedroom flat has jumped 48.3% between 2010 and 2022? Several people I spoke to in Dundee described the situation as a bad joke: stagnant wages, chronic uncertainty, the looming threat of having to move from an already unaffordable rent to an impossible one. The consensus is that while the freeze was sorely needed, it wasn’t enough alone. This is a view echoed by Matt Downie, the chief executive of the homelessness charity Crisis UK. Though it welcomed the Scottish government’s decision to take action to protect tenants, “the rent freeze contained in the emergency legislation represents a sticking plaster on a much bigger problem”, says Downie.

Leòdhas Massie, a Green councillor based in Glasgow’s southside, who could barely afford to live in the constituency he was elected to represent, told the Daily Record in September that the measures just weren’t enough. He summed up his party’s more radical ambitions by describing the freeze as a good opportunity to implement lasting, legally viable rent controls.

But, of course, there’s been opposition – from Scotland’s landlord lobbies. Their argument was that the freeze was unfair on those in their ranks struggling with the cost of living crisis themselves. They also warned of a potential landlord exodus, further increasing demand issues. But for all the “good landlords” out there who don’t price-gouge and who maintain their properties well, there are many tenants for whom these arguments won’t evoke sympathy: in 2019, the Scottish house conditions survey showed that 52% of privately rented homes in Scotland were found to be in a state of disrepair.

In late January, the Scottish housing minister and Green party co-leader Patrick Harvie announced that the legislation would be extended for at least a further six months, from April to the end of September. Only now, the private-sector freeze would be scrapped and replaced with a 3% cap (the freeze on social rents will also end in April, with the voluntary agreement that landlords keep any increases to below inflationary levels of 11.1%). Despite this fairly bold U-turn, broadly interpreted as a concession to the landlord lobby, there is still an extreme unhappiness among landlords. Reports have circulated about an upcoming judicial challenge to the extension of the bill.

The political situation remains delicate, and few begrudge even the flawed efforts of the Scottish government to get a grip on its housing crisis. But there is room for more sustainable action to combat a deeply entrenched problem that has been allowed to fester over the last decade and more. Campaigners across the country have viable long-term controls, sustained housebuilding and urgently needed retrofitting on their minds. Who knows, further action may even inspire legislators elsewhere in the UK, where the housing crisis remains as dire as ever.

At the end of my trip in Dundee I spoke to a friend who was thinking about moving when his tenancy expired later in the year. He’d been used to paying a reasonable enough rent – about £500 a month – for the duration of the years in his current flat. Rightmove, he told me with a sigh, wasn’t showing much in the same area for anything under double that.

[johnalexcooper]

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