Stylish and old-world home minutes from city yet surrounded in green and country

Hi, I'm Magnus, I love being in Edinburgh but I mostly work overseas supporting refugees and people displaced by disasters and conflict.
I like to be a host because we love our home and would like to share when we are not there.

Tragically, my fiancée and life partner Kasha Rigby died in February 2023 in a skiing accident in Kosovo. Since then I have dedicated my life to starting a new organisation to take forward our shared dream - of bringing sports and physical education to people stuck in displacement - refugees and people that have few options in life. We had found that sports can really change people's lives for the better if it is well coordinated. For this reason, I will be away from my home more that I'd planned, in the next few years.

More information about this organisation is available at www.movementinrefuge.org

I like the area where we live because we are so close to nature in front and vibrant city just a few minutes walk away. I can walk to the train station and use buses to get anywhere in the city.

I also appreciate the local community - there are often art, music or market events happening in our area. It is a mixture of family residents and students from around the world. There are so many small local shops, cafes and restaurants in our community we are spoilt for choice!

There is an Olympic-size swimming pool and great gym - the Commonwealth Pool - just around the corner. But the real wonder is to be beside Arthur's Seat, which offers hundreds of different walks or jogging paths. It's so close - just outside the front door and can be a great way to start (or end) the daylight hours.

I have collected furniture and carpets from around the world and a diverse, eclectic selection of art which we hope you enjoy.

The back garden is a real sun trap. We have built a nice wooden table there and there are seats for quite a few people, we think this really makes this property unique. In summer there is often light there till quite late, so it's nice to relax and eat there in the evening. We also enjoy having breakfast there in the morning sun.

There is a little fire pit outside - and a wood burning stove in the sitting room upstairs. Feel free to take some dry firewood from the left hand shed in the garden. There should be fire-starting lighters beside the sitting room fire place.