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James McLennan and his wife Jennifer have a problem. Having lived at 7a Royal Crescent for four years, their expanding family means that they could now do with extra space. But having looked for over a year, they are finding that their current home is so well-served, it is difficult to trade up. James says: "We have loved living here, it took us a long time to find it and it ticked all the boxes. All we want in the new place is something similar, but a little bigger."
The couple moved from London when James decided on a change of career from banking to oil and gas consultancy. Jennifer is from Surrey but James, originally from Glasgow and brought up in Dubai, had spent time in Edinburgh at school and university. "Jennifer had almost never been across the border before, but we landed on a perfect day and Edinburgh was bathed in sunshine. We compared prices to what we were used to in London and knew that we could afford a lot more here, so she was sold on the idea."See the full content of this document
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It wasn't quite so straightforward as planned, however. After initially renting for six months to give them time to buy, the couple were still looking 18 months later and if anything, had narrowed their ideas of what they wanted. James says...
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