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EdinburghhasbeennamedbyapopularpropertyshowasthebestplaceintheUKtobuyanewhome.

ApollforChannel4'sLocation,Location,LocationprogrammefoundthattheScottishcapitalhastheoverallbestlivingconditionsinthecountryandwasdescribedbythepresentersasthe"flowerofScotland".

Inparticular,cheaperhousepricesandhighemploymentwentinEdinburgh'sfavour,thesurveyfound.

Commentingontheresultsofthepoll,EdinburghcouncilleaderJennyDawesaiditconfirmsthattheScottishcapitalis"agreatplacetolive,work,investandvisit".

"Thecitytrulyhasthebestofeverything-stunningarchitecture,fantasticemploymentopportunities,avibrantleisureandretailoffering,abundantgreenspace[and]outstandingschools,"shetoldtheScotsman.

EdinburghwasfollowedbyWinchester,whichwaslastyear'snumberone,whiletheworstplacestosetuphomeweredeemedtobeMiddlesbroughandKingston-upon-Hull,whichbothsufferfromapoorofqualityoflife,saidthepresenters.

Inrelatednews,aHalifaxstudyhasrevealedthattheaveragehousepriceinScotlandis£141,158,withEdinburgh,AberdeenandInverurietheonlythreelocationswherethisrisestoover£200,000.

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Date Published: 19 October 2007

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