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Just a couple of years ago, I was sitting in my London office pouring over beautiful homes

on Scottish property websites on a Friday afternoon and dreaming of home. So it’s

wonderful to have returned to live here, selling properties in a country with 790 Islands

and 6,160 miles of coastline. And it turns out I was not the only one dreaming of

enchanting properties, nestled among lochs and glens. Around 40% of our buyers come

from outside Scotland. Some, like me, are lucky enough to have made it their permanent

home. Others have discovered that, with numerous flights from London to Scottish

airports, it’s possible to leave a City desk and be enjoying holiday or weekend waterside

luxury living within just a few short hours.

Showing buyers around our clients’ waterside homes across Argy and Bute in the west

never feels like work. Take the picture perfect Mill of Ross: this traditional cottage set in a

bluebell wood on the banks of Loch Lomond generated 55 viewers from across Scotland,

but also from as far afield as London, New York, Dubai and Singapore.

Looking eastwards, as a golf lover the beautiful St Andrews, where the game was invented,

is one of my absolute favourite coastal retreats. Its medieval spires, proximity to the famous

Old Course and expansive sandy beaches combine to deliver premiums for those selling

property in Scotland’s oldest university town. Just along the shoreline, my wife and our

small boys have spent many a happy weekend enjoying the sandy beaches of Elie and

Earlsferry: properties in these picturesque harbour villages are a magnet for families

looking for peace and tranquillity.

Meanwhile East Lothian, with its vibrant prime coastal villages and quick access to

Edinburgh is outperforming not just all other waterside locations, but every other Scottish

region. A surge in demand for homes in the region’s pretty hotspots of North Berwick,

Gullane, Aberlady and Longniddry are keeping our local agents very busy indeed.

Scotland really is spoilt for choice when it comes to waterside beauty – from north to

south and east to west. For me there’s no better place for crystal blue waters, white sands,

incredible seafood restaurants, seal and dolphin-spotting and some of the best fishing and

sailing in the UK. I would love to share my knowledge of the area with you, so if you are

looking to buy or sell then do get in touch.

Cameron Ewer

Savills Glasgow