Relocating to Edinburgh on a Budget - Location Location Location

[@v82mp95]

I actually worked on the Cramond property for over 2yrs. Technically it's 3 full blocks of flats, touted as luxury. The actual flat that was shown here was actually one of the last to be built, it was the last block started anyway and that exact flat was the break/canteen for the workers while the other blocks were being built, obviously had to walls in place then, was just a wide open space with bare block walls but just weird seeing it was the exact same space I had a thousand lunches in, right smack bang where the couch is now. 2 things about the property though... 1...The blocks are directly in line with the airport, incoming planes every 30mins or so that are so close to the ground you can read the small writing on the sides regarding safety exits etc and see the faces of passengers, they used to actually arrange and time the viewings of potential buyers of the plots originally like a military operation to get them in and out in the 25min or so window between plane landings so they wouldn't be instantly put off. 2...These blocks were built by a pair of Egyptian brothers who were the tightest, stingiest, dodgiest folk I've ever worked for. The flats themselves are built with the cheapest garbage materials you could imagine, if you were to put your hand on any wall in the property and give it a little push you would feel the bounce and play in it as it was built to the absolute minimum building standards and no more, whole build was all about making it as cheap as possible while being legal. Not a single person out of the hundreds that worked on these flats would ever in a million years buy one of these, even if they were half of what they are going for now Every builder worth his salt would avoid like the plague! Still nice to see them again and how they are now though

[@evelyntan5588]

Scary inside scoop!

[@JacquelineDoyle-u9q]

Eye opening description of what goes on in the building trade! Would put you off buying anything especially new build.

[@michellejones9741]

I absolutely LOVE Kirstie & Phil!!!! They are perfect together

[@nancyn347]

Choose Life! Way to go, Phil, Trainspotting was such a good movie. So glad someone else agrees with me! Edinburgh is such a beautiful city, and the flats are gorgeous. Lovely episode. Thanks for the upload.

[@james6901]

As a student years ago used to rent a basement flat in Lesley place Stockbridge (cheap then) same basement flat now mad money,,,its half a mill....weird one ,,it transpires my grandmother years before,,at the age of 14 lived their in the same basement flat as a serving girl. It was the one town house back then.

[@zeenatbaer138]

Wow that's amazing!! Pretty mind blowing really, how such things happen !?

[@JanetCaterina]

Wow, that's a really yummy flat they ended up with. Also, the townhouse is a beautiful property, how wonderful!

[@0902carol]

Can’t believe they were showing properties in East Lothian to the guy who works at the airport, west of Edinburgh! They should have been showing them places in West Lothian from the start!! Chandra and family always had zero chance of a 3 bed place in Stockbridge for £340k.

[@sisterrosetta57]

Edinburgh is mad, In 1991 I bought a 2 bedroom flat just at the back of Holyrood Palace and a few steps from Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat for £35k. Those were the days 😂

[@Oharadanny123abcdefg]

It's indigenous local population of working and middle class Scots are being socially cleansed out of the town. City is town of rich English incomers.

[@pinkballoon8181]

It was the housing market crash

[@v82mp95]

​@@Oharadanny123abcdefg Bollocks! Head down to Pilton and tell me that?!?! You're talking shit!

[@thehungrygoldfish]

You do understand that 1991 was over 30 years ago, correct? I guess it was our fault we were two years old back then and could not buy a house lol darn it!

[@Oharadanny123abcdefg]

@@thehungrygoldfish It's indigenous local population of working and middle class Scots are being socially cleansed out of the town. City is town of rich English incomers.

[@debbiebrowne-gudat5170]

Must be a tough one for you Kirsty to welcome Pip's assistance. Can't say I blame you though, those 2 haven't a clue what they want... yet! You crack me up and give me giggles. Thank you for that too.

[@rustykatt3870]

Thanks for the video! ✨

[@mapsman5513]

Lovely episode. Thank you.

[@agl5132]

I live on the west coast of Scotland and people don't realize how small and acccessible this UK island is. I can go from Glasgow to Edinburgh in under an houron the train. In the states it can take that just to get to work in some areas. Here, I've traveled from one coast to the other in that amount of time. They could live in any surrounding area for less and train in @ 10 min. They'll figure it out. This is also an older episode so they may have all moved on by now.

[@Sraheens1]

Wow!!! I didn’t realize HOW close Edinburgh and Glasgow.

[@none4530]

@@Sraheens1 I live in Edinburgh and work in Glasgow! Most people do the opposite

[@v82mp95]

Yeah, but try it in a car between 7am - 9am and tell me how long it takes?!?! Takes an hour to reach the M8 from Edinburgh if you use the bypass Journey can take 2-3hrs+ at bare minimum, not everyone can take a train

[@TricriForever]

I’m disappointed that the American couple were brave enough to move several thousand miles away but couldn’t see that just a few steps further out of a town they could have had that property they decided to pass on. How ironic that they found something different within the same town that the wife couldn’t quite come to grips with during the search. I think the house Phil showed them was a better buy but that’s what happens when you get in your own way. Best of luck to

[@CC-zf4yv]

Especially when you have a primary school age kid. As soon as they move school, you'll have a new community with the families there. Her argument wasn't logical imo 🤷‍♀️

[@sandersson2813]

That's Americans for you.

[@MeadowDay]

They were a lovely family, and so gracious, polite and friendly while being shown properties…not sure how you’re disappointed in them?…. then you get “that’s Americans for you”. comment ? …Wow,!

[@paul4586]

@@sandersson2813yeah alright . Not a nice comment plus it does not make any sense

[@Anonymous-ds2pk]

@@sandersson2813I think this American couple is acting better than a typical British couple would in their situation even. Their spending a lot of money and have kids. Their allowed to have preferences you know.

[@andrearock2208]

Cramond is close to sea. I'd move there in a minute. I think they will love their new home and area!

[@rosemarymee]

Cramond has quite a lot of aircraft noise.

[@sisterrosetta57]

Not the sea. It's the River Forth.

[@retrospective77]

​@@sisterrosetta57 The Forth is actually an estuary the points between Edinburgh and Fife, so can be considered 'the sea'.

[@Jane-rc2rk]

Oh I went to Cramond a few weeks ago and fell for a beautiful fisherman’s cottage … but the planes were a nuisance, flying over every few minutes. My daughter has moved to bruntsfield so Edinburgh here I come! Beautiful city.

[@v82mp95]

​@@sisterrosetta57Were you dropped on your head as a baby or something? It 100% is NOT a river... It leads directly to the North Sea, hence the fact ferries run from Rosyth and pass right by Crammond

[@c.t5136]

Congratulations Chandy and Tom! What a lovely house.

[@dtulip1]

40min commute to edinburgh....only in ideal circumstances, usually more like an hour. and I agree with James I don't like the open plan kitchen living set up

[@bryandonoghue3141]

I moved away from Edinburgh in 2016 due to the cost of housing back then. I can’t wrap my head around how crazy the market has went. Makes me sad to think that I may never get back to living in that beautiful city as I grow older.

[@MegaDeansy]

Chandra & Tom really like Stockbridge but its outwith them financially they should look at Portobello, fast becoming Stockbridge mark 2 - its knee-deep in Barbour jackets

[@v82mp95]

Exactly, knee deep in bellends and a place to avoid like the plague!

[@alec1113]

A wee bit misinformation, Stockbridge is about a mile from city center plus the botanical gardens are in goldenacre/cannonmills .👍

[@paulabee81]

There's an entrance to the botanics behind Hectors, in the heart of Stockbridge

[@alec1113]

I know , but the main entrance is goldenacre, I know the entrance you are talking about . Most people wouldn't find it .👍

[@simontaylor2525]

It's half a mile to Princes Street and 5 minutes to the botanics

[@v82mp95]

​@@alec1113It's you spreading mis-information while trying to be a smart arse! That's not embarrassing at all now is it!?!?! #dipshit

[@orscha6126]

Chose Life :) Indeed . Lovely episode

[@etontrifle]

3 bed flat in Stockbridge for £340 000. Haha. No chance. Haha! Ha! We live in 3 bed flat in Marchmont = £425000. And it was a shithole when we moved in. 16 years aGO.

[@doncuadrado8489]

Oh the naivete and to be fair Phil couldn't keep a straight face. Gonna watch to see where they end up because they ain't getting 3 bedrooms in Stockbridge for £340k

[@Mom-pu8vt]

Thank you :)

[@janetcormack923]

Looking at the floorplan of that first house with two bedrooms, I wonder if they could knock together the utility room and the storage room and take some space from that front bedroom and make a small, but usable third bedroom? That would also eliminate those two doors opening out into the hall which would also be nice. They could put the laundry into the storage room in the back bedroom.

[@averyboringusername]

The American couple bought their home for £315000 in June 2017. The house 3 doors up the street sold for £435000 in June 2024.

[@MrScotia]

Edinburgh is fast becoming another London where working class locals are being priced out of their own city.

[@ryangraham2277]

Spot on

[@davidlittle7182]

it's losing its charm and links to its own history too, and becoming Harry Potter world. I'd rather folk visited that were interested in Edinburgh for its own merits

[@superducker7899]

Exactly. As a resident of the city i feel like the council does not have my interests at heart and is only concerned with private profit.

[@davidlittle7182]

@@superducker7899 all effort to make Edinburgh liveable for its residents is subordinate to short-term cash. The city is a Disneyfied Harry Potter World, with tourists completely unaware of the real history of the streets and sights they're looking at

[@jackomile1838]

Couldn't agree more!!!!!!!! My husband works full time and I work part-time for the NHS. We are stuck in a ugly, cold ex council flat that my husband bought as a Bachelor with an exterior that is falling apart. We have tried to move (our budget was absolute max. £210) but Edinburgh has become too expensive for "normal" people to buy. It's so unfair as we are hard working locals, contributing to the community. 😰😰😰

[@c.t5136]

Thankyou!

[@garyross8661]

Edinburgh is basically now the most northerly English city in the U.K.!!!

[@rosemarymee]

@@garyross8661 You can tell by the voting patterns…

[@davidmaguire3521]

Aw yer mean. We're neigh that bad

[@v82mp95]

​@@davidmaguire3521Apart from the grammar of course! It's cringe inducing

[@wetshymcwet3780]

dialect not grammar

[@shanydevbhumihimachal7007]

Wonderful ❤❤❤

[@garymacdonald7165]

All the rich English are buying the houses/apartments of Edinburgh! In 10 years theyll start doing the same in nearby Glasgow!

[@JustMonday-tu4rx]

Great. A new video. With hiccup but lovely ending.

[@shelaghjackson9577]

Not new….7 years old!

[@sisterrosetta57]

This is what happens when people base their house search on having watched The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. But wanting Stockbridge over Cramond....?

[@childishregi]

Stockbridge is way better

[@dicem8977]

When was this programme made? It doesn't say but the property prices are so cheap.

[@CatCat-v5g]

2017

[@mjjveritas2]

If you watch the credits at the end of the programme, it does say 2017.

[@sandramenzies4401]

Her in the chair couldn’t crack a smile if she tried

[@ckzf1842]

And my tiny 250 sq ft . Studio flat in Notting Hill has just been valued at 330k ….hmmmm🤔

[@lysem4392]

The third properties for both couples were the loveliest. I don't like the property tom and Chandra bought at all, but not my money, not my choice. However, the look on Chandra's face tells me she doesn't like it either.

[@doncuadrado8489]

5 minutes in and as soon as I hear their requirements and budget I'm creasing myself laughing.......£340k in that area of Edinburgh is tenement city and will get you if you're lucky a top floor 1 bedroom tenement flat. Relocated to Edinburgh in 1994 and have knowledge of the local property market.

[@bethmcintyre375]

Well top flats are not cheaper any more!! You will pay the same.They were cheaper because they were responsible for the roof but it's shared now

[@Oharadanny123abcdefg]

You English ?

[@doncuadrado8489]

@@Oharadanny123abcdefg I'm not. Don't know about Beth McIntyre. Wondering where you're going with this?

[@MeadowDay]

It’s an old video, so prices are not current 🙄

[@Oharadanny123abcdefg]

Independence please

[@lorrainekerr8749]

#IndependenceIsNormal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Oharadanny123abcdefg]

Vote yes to independence

[@Celtic_Amy]

Stockbridge where the Edinburgh botanical garden is is about 3 mi from City Center. Of course The apartment in your budget was teeny tiny... Also, I didn't know you could work for a US company and live in the UK. I'd love to live an hour from edinburgh in one of the coastal towns.

[@shetlandsheep3081]

Stockbridge is only just over a mile from Waverley Station??? Definitely not 3 miles…..

[@amyellabell]

Nope, it's just over 1 mile from Stockbridge to Edinburgh Castle and takes about 20-25 minutes to walk it

[@paulabee81]

Plenty of people now work for companies abroad and live in the UK, myself included 😊 Stockbridge is very close to the ciy centre, you can walk up to princes street in around 15 mins.

[@rsoubiea]

I could never be a realtor, so much indecision my god! they need a therapist not a realtor. 😅😂

[@JaneDoe-lq3du]

It seems like the entire job is getting people to accept the reality of what they can and cannot afford.

[@pamelamorrison4086]

No way, with a young (and growing) family, would I buy a 6th floor flat All it could take, is taking your eyes of your youngest - if the veranda door was open on a hot summers day - and it could be disastrous No chance

[@assleepyassayu4619]

340 for stockbridge for a 3 bed, that's asking for a lot!! just move outer a tiny bit

[@Shining-Star-]

2 bed

[@assleepyassayu4619]

340 for a two bed is still be possible but definitely not a 3 unless one of them was the boxroom and the other created via a fake wall

[@ringwe]

Enjoyable episode, apart from the moments I had to listen to the typical american vocal fry that sounds like a granny with a bad cold.

[@jet4415]

Americans have vocal fry down to perfection!

[@coyotesayswhat]

The deal is that he's going to leave her and doesn't want to leave her in a rural location

[@AlistairNY]

Cramond, Dalry and Ravelston would have mde more sense for the airport/city couple.

[@v82mp95]

On £200k, sure that would buy you a tent in ravelston

[@emilyhops2566]

James just doesnt want to live with his girlfriend. Plain and simple.

[@Norfolk250]

5:05 ARRRRRGH! Fix your JACKET!!!!! (blame the shoulder pads if you will, [and his are usually quite bulky] but) for golly sakes, pull it down in back so it's not creeping up the back of your neck! ARRRGH! You're on international TELEVISION, mannnn!!!!!

[@Veroweithofer]

PRIORITIES! 😂

[@marcus3060]

Were heads roll off

[@vickytimmerman1365]

But! But! They little boy can't go out and play!!!!!!!

[@kenscales4992]

Poor Kristie for having to deal with picky James. WHO I think might really be gay. My Gaydar is going off big time with James.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

I don’t think the issue was that they were picky. They just didn’t know what they wanted. The problem here was their search was too broad and they needed to narrow it down.

[@c.t5136]

They certainly don't present as a strong couple. Maybe the push of having to buy a place together with Dad returning home is a bit of a shock?. I hope that it works out for the lady, she seems much clearer.

[@lesley4085]

So what if he’s gay, we don’t know their situation and it’s none of our business 🤷‍♀️

[@emilyhops2566]

Sometimes when i watch these programmes and the couples are difficult, i alwzys think the big issue is that they dont actually want to buy. One or both of them just doesnt want to do it. But they cant admit it to themselves.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

@@emilyhops2566 But they did end up buying a house after Kirstie left. Keep in mind that Phil and Kirstie are only there for a few days and they’re only looking at 3 to 4 houses with them. Not everyone is going to find a house in that short period of time. Even if they do find a house they like, they might not get the house in the end. It’s happened so many times. They’re outbid by someone else. The seller changes their mind. The buyer changes their mind. Etc

[@paulabee81]

How is £340k "on a budget". Nobody buying in Stockbridge is on a budget. This is typical Location Location Location. I'd like to see them find a couple with a genuine budget of £150k a flat in Edinburgh, instead of these people with vastly overinflated budgets. It's just not realistic.

[@susanstevenson3532]

Who told the first couple they could get a 3 bedroom home in Stockbridge for 350K😅?

[@superducker7899]

Edinburgh is a broken city.

[@Oharadanny123abcdefg]

Not a single Scottish person

[@heatherrichmond2984]

I see that hmm

[@paulabee81]

Tbf that's representative of most people buying in Edinburgh. Nobody local can afford to buy here

[@Oharadanny123abcdefg]

@@paulabee81 so all the actual Scottish people have to leave and the city just becomes some other place. My family have been here for at least 7 generations

[@garyross8661]

It’s nothing but an English enclave now. It’s the most un Scottish place in the country, and perversely our Capital!

[@MeadowDay]

Try London?

[@derekspence6994]

CHOOSE HAIR

[@soniadennis7801]

Why the hell do we have to put up with the same bloody adverts all the time! So bloody boring!

[@TangerineHorizons]

Everyone gets different adverts 😂

[@simontaylor2525]

Loads of houses in Pilton for 150k, 2 bed and garden with room to extend.

[@v82mp95]

Aye but you forgot to mention the loads of junkies and neds you get thrown in with the price! I hate even stopping at the traffic lights in Pilton in case the wheels get nicked!

[@simontaylor2525]

@@v82mp95 ah so that was you who almost hit me at the lights the other day! I was only coming to say hello

[@sabinahribarternar7502]

Oh god, James is so annoying.

[@gixellia8455]

Being in the process of expanding their family while moving to an unknown country??? Why doing everything at once?

[@jet4415]

If you are in a wheelchair now you probably wouldn’t be alive in the 1800s.

[@davidlittle7182]

or above 40

[@what-I-enjoy-doing]

I can’t stand these two so glad I don’t have a tv anymore

[@v82mp95]

But here you are on a video of theirs and leaving a comment???? Were you dropped on your head as a baby or something or does retardation run in the family? #dipshit