SPRING
THE
PULSE
l
75
Seek
out
the
alternatives
WITH
SO
MANY
boutiques,
bars,
eateries
and
clubs
vying
for
the
attention
8211
and
the
wallets
8211
of
Edinbur
gh8217s
young
professionals,
some
of
that
number
may
give
a
rather
low
priority
to
future
housing
plans.
But
first-time
buyers
who
look
closely
enough
at
the
mark
et
will
find
that
it
is
pos-
sible
to
continue
to
afford
a
social
life
8211
and
pave
the
way
for
future
prosperity
.
Ta
ke
two
very
different
districts,
adja-
cent
to
the
city
centre.
Stockbridge:
middle-class,
real
ale,
rugger
8211
ex
pensive;
Gor
gie:
working-class,
lager
,
football
8211
afford-
able.
At
present,
prices
in
Gor
gie
are
probably
one-third
lower
than
Stockbridge
but
this
gap
will
narrow
.
Fa
ctors
include
the
westward
ex
pansion
of
Edinbur
gh8217s
financial
district,
the
Exchange,
and
increased
commuting
by
rail,
which
will
mak
e
pro
ximity
to
Haymar-
ke
t
station
an
added
bonus.
Some
middle-class
8220gentrification8221
will
also
creep
in
8211
although,
hopefully
,
the
unique
character
of
Gor
gie
will
survive.
Meanwhile,
on
the
east
side
of
the
city
,
Joppa
(inset
above)
could
be
called
8220Morn-
ings
ide-
on-S
ea8221,
such
is
its
simi
lari
ty
to
the
well-he
eled
Southsi
de
distric
t.
But
this
is
not
reflected
in
Joppa8217s
house
prices.
Yo
ung
professionals
can
combine
a
mor
tgage
and
a
social
life...
if
they
8217re
smar
t
PROPER
TY
STREET
WISE
Main
pictu
re,
house
hunte
rs
lookin
g
at
proper
ties
in
Mornin
gside
shoul
d
consi
der
Joppa,
inset,
while
Gorgie
could
soon
become
the
new
Stockb
ridge,
right
An
Edwardian,
three-bedroom
terrace
with
a
price
tag
of
163650,000
in
Morningside,
might
cost
little
more
than
163400,000
in
Joppa
8211
and
you
can
step
out
with
the
dog
onto
a
wide
beach
rather
than
struggle
up
the
Braids.
This
is
one
option
that
the
young
earner
,
with
one
eye
on
a
future
family
home,
might
wish
to
ke
ep
in
mind.
Further
along
the
coast,
lower
prices
mean
that
Aberlady
and
similar
locations
are
increasingly
being
colonised
by
young
buy-
ers.
This
is
reflected
in
the
membership
age
profile
of
Craigielaw
Golf
Club,
whose
image
is
a
world
away
from
what
one
normally
associates
with
such
establishments
in
East
Lothian.
Andr
ew
Stephen
is
head
of
pr
oper
ty
at
Murray
Beith
Murray
,
ESPC
Pr
oper
ty
Te
am
of
the
Ye
ar
,
2007.
Home
for
tru
e
lov
e
A
coupl
e
were
so
tak
en
by
a
house
they
viewe
d
by
chanc
e
that
they
ended
up
plan
ning
thei
r
enti
re
weddi
ng
aroun
d
it.
Archi
tectu
ral
cons
ulta
nt
Grae
me
Marsh
all
and
girlf
riend
Aliso
n
Jarvi
s,
pictu
red
above
,
had
lived
apart
after
two
years
toget
her
and
had
no
plan
s
to
move
in
toget
her
,
let
alone
marry
.
But
thei
r
live
s
were
tran
sfor
med
when
Mars
hall
agre
ed
to
view
a
prop
erty
with
his
sist
er
.
Mars
hall
was
so
impr
esse
d
with
the
pent
hous
e
at
the
Axis
devel
opmen
t,
Craig
leith
,
Edinb
urgh,
that
he
urged
girlf
riend
Aliso
n
to
retur
n
with
him
for
anot
her
look
.
The
spon
tane
ous
coupl
e
decid
ed
on
the
spot
to
sell
up
thei
r
sepa
rate
home
s
and
move
in
toget
her
.
Marsh
all
added
:
8220Ever
yone
was
amaze
d
we
deci
ded
to
do
all
this
on
the
spur
of
the
mome
nt,
but
it
felt
abso
lute
ly
righ
t.
Once
we8217d
agree
d
to
move
in
toge
ther
the
natu
ral
next
step
was
to
get
marr
ied
8211
and
we
decid
ed
the
house
was
the
perf
ect
venu
e
for
that
as
well
.8221
The
happy
coupl
e
spent
two
whir
lwin
d
mont
hs
plan
ning
the
move
8211
and
marri
ed
just
days
later
,
celeb
ratin
g
back
at
their
fant
asti
c
new
home
.
Fu
rther
information
on
the
Axis
development
is
at
www
.treetops.net
.
Andre
w
Steph
en
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