Product Description

A unique guide for individuals hoping to live and work in Scotland. Detailing the opportunities for employment from the great cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow to the Highlands, Live & Work in Scotland is a comprehensive guide that includes business and industry reports, a regional employment guide and directory of major employers. Including sections on political and economic structures, immigration rules and property purchase, the guide also offers suggestions as to the pros and cons of moving to Scotland, including personal case histories from people who have made the move themselves.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #87759 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

From the Author
Synopsis
A detailed survey of the opportunities for employment, living and retiring in Scotland, from the Borders and the great cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow to the Highlands and Islands.

Includes sections on the pros and cons of moving to Scotland; immigration rules; political and economic structures; property purchase and rental; education; banking; health and social security; social life; employment; starting a business; business and industry report; retirement.

Extensive lists of further sources of information on all these subjects, including business and industry report, regional employment guide and directory of major employers.

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LIVE & WORK IN SCOTLAND

A detailed survey of the opportunities for living and
working in Scotland â€" from the Borders and the great cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow to the Highlands and Islands

Nuts & Bolts of Daily Life
Packed with Useful Contacts
Regional Employment Guide
Directory of Major Employers
Personal Case Histories

Section I - Living in Scotland
How to…
- Find your ideal home
- Obtain a competitive mortgage
- Deal with surveys & conveyancing
- Choose a suitable school
- Open the right bank account
- Get the best health care
- Make friends with the natives
- Find the best Scottish culture
- Organise your retirement
- Make the most of your leisure time

Section II â€" Working in Scandinavia
Full details on…
- Finding suitable employment
- Skills and trades most in demand
- Seasonal & temporary work
- Salaries, hours and holidays
- Trade unions and contracts
- Starting/buying your own business
- Raising the required finance
- Working from home
- Local & Government incentives
- Sources of advice and assistance

Customer Reviews

A must-have for all confirmed Scotophiles
A tremendously detailed and comprehensive collection of facts about moving to Scotland. Without doubt, Scotland (especially the Highlands) is seen as a 'sexy' place to live and Nicola Taylor, having moved there herself some seven years ago, has invaluable knowledge and experience to pass on to those wishing to make the move.

The impressively researched book is brought to life by personal observation and a number of case-studies of people who have all moved to this newly-resurgent part of the UK and survived the process to revel in a new lifestyle. The differences between life in Scotland and the rest of the UK are both surprising and, on the evidence of the case-studies, alluring.