Listing Description
Property reference 1399 : Home to a family with a 12 year old child. They are looking to house swap in Scottish school holidays :
This 1930's semi-detached house is in a quiet residential area, 3 minutes walk from the main bus route into the city. The city centre is a 12 minute bus journey, or a 30 minute walk. The sea front and harbour are 10 minutes walk from the house. Edinburgh is well known as Scotland’s capital, and it is indeed a beautiful city full of history, culture and arts. There are hundreds of places to explore, as well as the many smaller towns along the coast, and the Kingdom of Fife is just across the Forth Road Bridge.
One of the features of the house is the ‘sun lounge’ extension looking on to the good-sized rear garden and patio and it's a real sun trap in good weather. There is a small front garden and driveway & the enclosed rear garden is mostly laid to lawn with flower beds. There is a small wooden decking area, garden table & chairs & a barbecue.
The family attend ‘City on a Hill Church’, which is a multi-site church with 6 locations around the city. They are part of the ‘West Community'.
More info on:- https://www.chacs.co.uk/brochure/scotland
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Established in 2003, 'Christian House and Church Swap’ (CHACS) is a UK based house-swap holiday organisation.
There are registered members throughout the UK, Europe and further afield. House-swapping works well for everyone; single people, married couples, friends and families. Instead of paying a substantial amount of money for holiday accommodation, and then leaving your house empty, you can simply swap homes with other Christians!
It's a different and exciting way to holiday!
COST.... There is no charge for registration or membership. Only if/when a house-swap takes place do we ask you to pay an administration fee of £50. For second and subsequent swaps in the same year, the admin fee is £25.
Registration forms available on chacs website.
USING YOUR HOME....Your house, however humble or grand, will provide a great holiday base for someone else.Your locality, so familiar to you, has lots to offer to someone new to the area.
SECURITY...There is a rise in house burglary when occupants are away from home. By house swapping you have automatic Christian house sitters! When people register with us, we contact their church leader. This is for everyone’s peace of mind.
LOCAL COMMUNITY... Another great feature is that you will holiday in a local community. A local person, friend or neighbour, will have agreed to give you the key, check that you are okay and to deal with any queries. That person will also be able to give you up-to-date information about nearby amenities, local events, places to visit, best pubs, good restaurants and so on.
PETS AND PLANTS… House swappers are usually happy to water the garden and indoor plants, and feed the cat and goldfish! Mutual dog owners are generally happy for the dogs to be included in the swap.
IT’S YOUR CHOICE!...You get to choose from the descriptions of over 200 properties, mostly in the UK, but abroad too, all found in the online brochure. You pay the administration fee only when your house swap is confirmed. And you might want to swap once or several times a year, or only once every 2 or 3 years. There is never any pressure on you to make a specific choice. The choice is yours!
(Some of the members' homes in gallery below.)