Moving to a new town where do I start?

roses_babe

Just need a little advice of anyone who has moved to a new town or country, I'm thinking of moving to cornwall I currently live 6 hours a way at the mo I don't no anyone who lives down there so can't stay with anyone how would I go about moving I'm currently renting at the mo but just need some advice on moving to another
Town thank you

G_M

Best thing to do is look for somewhere to buy or rent in the town where you want to live.

Failing that, there are usually hotels and B&Bs in most towns.

hcb42

what kind of advice are you after?

Why the move - got a new job?

terryw

Also consider taking a holiday there and perhaps camping or renting a room before you make a long-term commitment.

Wyndham

I moved for work. Renting was very useful in terms of giving me time to get to know the (in my case) city, and to work out the 'good' and 'bad' areas. I also made liberal use of my work colleagues in terms of asking 'do you know of a....' Local knowledge is useful, but you can't really get it until you are there. Be prepared for things which should be simple to be hard - it took me ages to work out the best place to buy milk for example.

hcb42

Is milk hard to get hold of where you live Wyndham :rotfl:

Spring_Time

I would rent first, we are from Cornwall, not there at the moment though... (Forces) we will be heading back as soon as we find our home to buy Cornwall is gorgeous in the summer, please bear in mind it is not like that all the time. Wages in lots of sectors are lower then a lot of the country yet your bills will be higher. Public transport can be a bit hit and miss. So many holiday makers have a great week on their hols and start looking in EAagents windows! Its sooooo different when you live there

But: To me its the best place on earth and I guess like anywhere, its what you make it. If you rent, you could suss jobs, get an idea of the kind of area you want to live in. Town? Village? Out in the back of beyond?! It can be quite "clicky" especially village life! I know I sound as if I am trying to put you off, I'm not honestly just throwing some thoughts out there for you as you mention Cornwall being your choice of destination. I would not cut my ties where I am until I rented down there for a good period of at least 6 months and over the winter

Good luck op!

Wyndham

hcb42 wrote: »

Is milk hard to get hold of where you live Wyndham :rotfl:

It's harder to get hold of on my way home from work than it was in the last place. So not hard, just takes extra thinking.

That's another thing OP, I spent the first month feeling very tired due to extra things like this - each one is small, but add them together.....

roses_babe

Thank you so much for the advice. too be honest if i could move tomorrow to cornwall i would.

Think the best option would be to take a holiday down there find a job and a place to rent people move to different countries surely it cant be that hard

jackomdj

where in Cornwall are you thinking? It is a big place & quite diverse. Do you have a job to go to? Are you going to get one once you move or are you going to set up your own business.

I come from Cornwall. Lots to do in Summer, not so much in Winter, as a previous poster said the pay is not so good & house prices are going up as people move in with more money to buy.

Having said that if we did not need to work I would move back in an instant.

maninthestreet

OP - why do you want to move to Cornwall?