The Eden Residence Club - Over the past decade something special has been happening in St Andrews.

1. SCOTLAND’S
BEST KEPT SECRET!
Over the past decade something
special has been happening in
St Andrews. Prince William and
Kate Middleton’s time at the University
had far greater impact on the town than
anyone could imagine. Since their graduation
demand to attend the University has reached
unprecedented levels which has impacted the
town in many ways. The buy-to-let market
has strengthened considerably as rented
property is now in high
demand, rents whilst
rare, are increasing year
on year. With property
in scarce supply inside
St Andrews town due
mainly to the need to
accommodate the increase
in the number of students
which has grown by
over 1,000 in the past
few years, prices in St
Andrews are now some of
the highest in Scotland.
Bathroom magnate Herb
Kohler’s development
of Hamilton Grand, the
large red building behind the 18th green of
the Old Course, now luxury apartments,
has witnessed the number of residential
properties sold in St Andrews over the £2.5m
mark, rivalling those of any other place in
Scotland.
With the 27 multi-million pound residences
in Hamilton Grand, added to dozens of other
single dwellings in the town over the £2m
mark, plus the 20 ultra-luxurious residences
within the private gated community at
Pittormie Castle, just a few miles away, St
Andrews is now leading the way in luxury
living in Scotland. The Fife coast has long
been the desired destination for Scot’s to
have second homes. But in the main it’s the
international clients of the University, St
Leonards, The R&A and The Eden Club and
foreign investors which has had such a positive
impact on the local economy.
The creation of The
Eden Residence Club is
incredibly attractive to
those that want the luxury
lifestyle without the
negatives that come with
buying your own second
home in St Andrews.
Pittormie Castle is the most
beautiful development to
enter Scotland for decades.
In addition to turning the
old baronial castle in to a
centrepiece of the club, with
multiple dining options,
bars and lounges, there
are lots of other luxurious
facilities like a swimming pool, tennis
courts, gym, spa, short-game centre, and
lots of activities plus 20 two, three and four
bedroom residences which can be utilised
under the clubs membership programme.
Instead of tying up millions for years and
paying the inflated stamp duty introduced
by Nicola Sturgen’s Government, plus all the
annual maintenance bills (not withstanding
all the aggravation that comes with it), here
TOP, Pittormie Castle.
LEFT, Prince
William graduation.
RIGHT, Hamilton Grand.
StAndrewsMagazine.com
By Rob Kesti
TOM LAWRENCE,
CHAIRMAN OF THE EDEN CLUB
“We have over 40 great
links courses on our
door step, beautiful
fishing, shooting and
other pursuits, it’s close
to St Andrews, Dundee,
Edinburgh and Perth,
its perfect”

2. Above, Activities
at Pittormie.
Below, Pittormie
Castle.
you simply buy a membership to utilise all
20 homes whenever you want. Members
have the option to pre-purchase nights in
the residences at discounted rates meaning
that if you were to use it for the average two
or three weeks that most people use their
second homes, it would cost you peanuts to
live like a king! This is not timeshare. It’s a
similar model that’s been a success in other
locations around the world and brought to
St Andrews by Tom Lawrence, Chairman of
The Eden Club. “Why
would you want to live
on your own somewhere
along the coast, without
all the other wonderful
facilities and services,
not to mention the
magical social interaction
that comes with
participation in a luxury
gated community said
Lawrence. My wife is
Scottish, my kids are
Scottish and we come
here every year. I don’t
want to spend my
holidays fixing the house
and cleaning the pool. Sharing something so
special with other families was a no brainer
to me. We have over 40 great links courses
on our door step, beautiful fishing, shooting
and other pursuits. It’s close to St Andrews,
Dundee, Edinburgh and Perth, its perfect.
If you want privacy you can go into your
home. But if you want to pop up to the bar
and meet other amazing people, you have
that option as well. I wanted the level of
quality provided at Pittormie, but realised
like everyone else, I didn’t want to invest
millions of pounds for a second home I’d
only use a few nights each year. This was a
better option. This way hundreds of people
can call Pittormie home and benefit from a
more attractive investment structure”. John
Crawford, a 47 year old Telecoms investor
from Dublin echoed the sentiment adding
“Choosing one week at somewhere like
Glenmor (Gleneagles) just didn’t work for
us. Apart from the fact Pittormie is a far
higher quality, as a family we can’t be tied
down to the same week each year. We like
to come across for a few
weekends and have an
extended break of a week
or so during the summer.
It’s much more flexible.
The parents and extended
family can come and
visit and you’re not all
on top of each other. If
we want to take another
home and invite guests
we can, but we don’t feel
obligated to keep coming
each week just because
we own it”. And if we
want to try somewhere
else, they have an amazing
reciprocal program with hundreds of other
luxury residences all over the world. Parents
of other students at St Andrews University
and St Leonards pointed out that the benefits
are not venue dependent or limited to St
Andrews. “We have used the Club all over
the world while having Pittormie which has
made our time in St Andrews truly special”
said Ed Ellers. “So special, that we won’t be
giving it up when our children leave”.
For more information visit
www.theedenresidenceclub.com
StAndrewsMagazine.com
JOHN CRAWFORD
“Pittormie Castle is
the most beautiful
development to enter
Scotland for decades.
It provides a wonderful
lifestyle that makes the
St Andrews experience
even more special.”