Scotland’s Best Relocation Solution

Scotland’s Best Relocation Solution

Since 2008, Sterling Lexicon has supported its clients in Scotland with a personalised, caring approach and extensive local knowledge of the area. Our humble beginnings in the area started as we served the oil and gas industry, but as our knowledge and experience grew, so did our customer base. We now serve those in utilities, banking, retail, automotive and power, as well as other industries across the country.

Through a network of trusted providers, we offer solutions from the Shetlands to the Borders, giving you consistency managing relocations inbound within or out of Scotland. Our innovative solutions combined with a best-in-class team in the region mean you get services tailored to your needs.

No Matter Your Relocation Needs, We Have a Solution

With local experts throughout the country, we offer Scottish businesses global reach and exceptional service delivery. From visa and immigration support to personal effects moving, our dedicated resources become an extension of your team to provide full relocation services, freeing you up to focus on your priorities.

International Moving

Sterling Lexicon provides full-service international moving solutions including preparing customs documents, insurance, storage and pet relocation.

Employee Relocation

Our experts can design a programme and recommend the right policies tailored to meet you and your employees’ needs.

Destination Services

Our full range of destination services help your employees get settled faster so they can focus on being productive in their role.

Technology Solutions

Our intuitive and time-saving relocation technology tracks your employee through the relocation process and gives you insights into your programme.

Dedicated Customer Service and A Better Assignee Experience

Our caring, knowledgeable team delivers the highest level of customer service. We aim to provide a stress-free assignee experience ensuring your employees, accompanying partners and families are happily settled into their new location, and able to immediately be productive in their new role. At every stage, we focus on delivering exceptional service, while driving value and minimising costs.

From major hubs like Edinburgh to remote islands, our experts can service your requirements throughout Scotland. We understand the nuances of the areas and can overcome location-specific challenges to meet your assignee and business needs.

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Dedicated Customer Service and A Better Assignee Experience

Our caring, knowledgeable team delivers the highest level of customer service. We aim to provide a stress-free assignee experience ensuring your employees, accompanying partners and families are happily settled into their new location, and able to immediately be productive in their new role. At every stage, we focus on delivering exceptional service, while driving value and minimising costs.

From major hubs like Edinburgh to remote islands, our experts can service your requirements throughout Scotland. We understand the nuances of the areas and can overcome location-specific challenges to meet your assignee and business needs.

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Relocating to Aberdeen, The Granite City

The centre of the oil and gas industry in Europe, relocating to Aberdeen can be a challenge for international assignees. As a small city in the heart of rural Aberdeenshire, it can appear remote in comparison to other destinations.

Because of our deep knowledge of the area and all it has to offer, Sterling Lexicon can help your relocating employees quickly find their place in their new surroundings. Our carefully selected partners provide personal service with expert local knowledge. Despite the fluctuations in the availability of rental spaces in recent years due to the downturn in the oil industry, the long-established relationships we have nurtured with local letting agents mean we can provide an excellent selection of properties. Whether your assignees prefer spacious granite builds in the West End or modern developments around the city. 

Along with housing, education is a crucial part of many relocations. Aberdeen is home to the only international school in Scotland and has a wealth of independent schools to choose from, as well as a world-class university. Local schools provide an alternative option and we can offer support and recommendations via our education services to help to identify the best choice based on individual needs.

Relocating to Edinburgh, Known as Auld Reekie (Old Smokey)

The capital city of Scotland is a very popular destination not only for international assignees, but for people across Scotland and the UK because of its excellent job opportunities and vibrant cultural scene.

Edinburgh is renowned worldwide for its annual festival, however with an influx of travellers, you won’t want to relocate employees there in the Summer. The festival adds to the ongoing challenge of sourcing property where demand is already high. Specific challenges include landlords keeping recently vacated properties off the market in the lucrative summer months to secure weekly rents that are equivalent to a month in the off-season.

With Sterling Lexicon's local experts guiding your employees, we can help avoid these issues or manage expectations to ensure a successful relocation. Maintaining strong relationships throughout the year with letting agents helps us have the edge in this difficult market.

Edinburgh’s old town is a popular choice for many but does cause some consternation with it’s strange on-street parking that does not guarantee you can park outside your house, even with a paid permit. As your partner, we make sure you and your employees are aware of challenges like this before choosing a place to call home.

Education options are excellent with great Independent and state schools. Like most cities, spots are limited, but our local specialists can provide support through the application process for whichever option best suits your employees' individual needs.

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Edinburgh old street

Relocating to Edinburgh, Known as Auld Reekie (Old Smokey)

The capital city of Scotland is a very popular destination not only for international assignees, but for people across Scotland and the UK because of its excellent job opportunities and vibrant cultural scene.

Edinburgh is renowned worldwide for its annual festival, however with an influx of travellers, you won’t want to relocate employees there in the Summer. The festival adds to the ongoing challenge of sourcing property where demand is already high. Specific challenges include landlords keeping recently vacated properties off the market in the lucrative summer months to secure weekly rents that are equivalent to a month in the off-season.

With Sterling Lexicon's local experts guiding your employees, we can help avoid these issues or manage expectations to ensure a successful relocation. Maintaining strong relationships throughout the year with letting agents helps us have the edge in this difficult market.

Edinburgh’s old town is a popular choice for many but does cause some consternation with it’s strange on-street parking that does not guarantee you can park outside your house, even with a paid permit. As your partner, we make sure you and your employees are aware of challenges like this before choosing a place to call home.

Education options are excellent with great Independent and state schools. Like most cities, spots are limited, but our local specialists can provide support through the application process for whichever option best suits your employees' individual needs.

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Relocating to Glasgow, The Friendliest City in Scotland

Glasgow is one of the friendliest cities in the world and has undergone a huge regeneration over the last few years making it a more attractive place to live, but it is still a city of stark contrasts.

Even more than the other major cities, having expert local knowledge is vital because some areas of the city and surrounding satellite developments are not desirable areas to live.

Knowledge of the local market and managing expectations is paramount in all cities in Scotland, but is most keenly felt in Glasgow. The desirable West End is a sought-after place to live with a good selection of rentals, however local state schools are poor. Assignees looking for good schools will deal with minimal property choices. With Sterling Lexicon as your partner, we can navigate the best options for each employees’ individual needs and find a solution that's right for them and their family.

Relocating to Dundee, One City, Many Discoveries

Dramatic changes are underway for the home of The Dandy, a city built on whaling and jute manufacturing. With the development of the waterfront and winning UNESCO City of Design status, Dundee is a city that is in the process of rebirth.

The transformation of the city to support the influx of new jobs and employees highlights the gap in the market for good quality executive rentals. Despite the redevelopment, Dundee still does not have the availability of suitable accommodation seen in the other major cities in Scotland.

Traditionally a place where student accommodations can be found, families and executives may have trouble finding housing without a trusted partner to navigate the real estate market. The average cost of a rental is low, which can be reflected in housing budgets, leading to the need for a trusted partner like Sterling Lexicon to manage finding the right place to suit your employees.

Sterling Lexicon cultivates strong relationships with the agents to help navigate these specific challenges in a city working towards establishing itself as one if the best places to live in Scotland.

With excellent universities, schools, transportation and a central location, Dundee is a city on the rise with the infrastructure in place to support its growth.

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Relocating to Dundee, One City, Many Discoveries

Dramatic changes are underway for the home of The Dandy, a city built on whaling and jute manufacturing. With the development of the waterfront and winning UNESCO City of Design status, Dundee is a city that is in the process of rebirth.

The transformation of the city to support the influx of new jobs and employees highlights the gap in the market for good quality executive rentals. Despite the redevelopment, Dundee still does not have the availability of suitable accommodation seen in the other major cities in Scotland.

Traditionally a place where student accommodations can be found, families and executives may have trouble finding housing without a trusted partner to navigate the real estate market. The average cost of a rental is low, which can be reflected in housing budgets, leading to the need for a trusted partner like Sterling Lexicon to manage finding the right place to suit your employees.

Sterling Lexicon cultivates strong relationships with the agents to help navigate these specific challenges in a city working towards establishing itself as one if the best places to live in Scotland.

With excellent universities, schools, transportation and a central location, Dundee is a city on the rise with the infrastructure in place to support its growth.

Remote Locations, Highlands Shetlands

Remote Locations, Highlands Shetlands

Sterling Lexicon understands the very specific challenges that come with relocation to or from the more remote parts of Scotland.

In many remote locations there are no agents. Some islands, such as Shetland, have a good selection of accommodation due to the influx of oil workers, while others have mainly holiday rentals with only one or two long-term spaces available. More than anywhere else, the importance of knowing the area and having trusted providers is essential. At Sterling Lexicon, we think outside the box to find solutions for your employees. We have relationships with local estate managers and solicitors giving us access to excellent sources of information and support.

Providing good information to the relocating person and to their HR managers to lay out the challenges at the start is vital. Playing midnight golf in the Summer in the far North may sound fantastic, but in winter the days are short, bad weather can keep you cut off and it can be isolating to live on the islands. The benefits of these locations are obvious, but it is always important to discuss the realities along with housing and schooling limits. Whether moving to or from a major city in Scotland, the Highlands or one of the many islands, Sterling Lexicon has long-established relationships, a strong supply chain and the local expertise to provide support to your assignees wherever their needs are.

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