No estate agent listed in Balerno yet.

An estate agent helps you buy, sell or let property - handling valuations, marketing, viewings, negotiations and the paperwork that comes with moving home.

Scotland's property market works differently from the rest of the UK. Solicitor-estate agents handle much of the buying and selling process, combining legal conveyancing with property marketing under one roof - a model that is far more common here than in England.

Check they are registered with a professional body such as RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), the Law Society of Scotland or NAEA Propertymark and ask about their fee structure upfront - percentage-based, fixed fee and sole vs multi-agency all affect what you pay.

Balerno is the westernmost village in the City of Edinburgh, sitting at the foot of the Pentland Hills with a population of around 6,000.

The village has a strong sense of community, with a high school, primary school, local shops and an active community council.

Balerno is a gateway to the Pentland Hills Regional Park - Harlaw Reservoir, Threipmuir Reservoir and the Red Moss nature reserve are all within walking distance.

The Union Canal passes through the village and its towpath provides a flat, traffic-free route into Edinburgh and westward towards the Almond Aqueduct.

Despite being on the edge of the city, Balerno has a village character that sets it apart from Edinburgh's more urban suburbs.

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Edinburgh is Scotland's capital city and one of the most recognisable cities in the world, built across a series of volcanic hills on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth.

The Old Town and New Town, together a UNESCO World Heritage Site, form the historic core - but the city stretches far beyond them, taking in dozens of distinct neighbourhoods, suburbs and villages absorbed over centuries of growth.

From the Georgian terraces of the New Town to the seaside promenade at Portobello, the leafy avenues of Morningside to the waterfront regeneration at Granton, each part of Edinburgh has its own character and community.

The city is a centre for finance, technology, higher education and the arts - the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and the city's universities attract students and researchers from across the globe.

Edinburgh's transport network includes a tram line, an extensive bus system, two mainline railway stations and an international airport, connecting its neighbourhoods to each other and to the rest of Scotland and beyond.