Long distance relationships

CarlosJD

Hi,

Any ideas greatly appreciated on this. I live in Bedfordshire and work in London, my partner lives in Manchester with her two children.

I rent off a friend and have bad credit and no savings so the odds of getting a mortgage are slim.I'm a keyworker and get free rail travel as far north as Peterborough or Northampton.

My partner rents from housing association, we've looked at swapping her house but cant find anyone willing too.

Has anyone got any tips on how we can live together, or I can be closer to Manchester?

ognum

Can you get a job where she lives?

CarlosJD

No ones recruiting up there at the minute and arent likely to be for a long time.

MrsManda

Would you be willing to move if you could find a job? What kind of work do you do?
I think the only way to be closer to Manchester is to get a job closer.
Hopefully she'll be able to get a house swap - could she widen the area she's willing to move to in order to increase the chances?

VfM4meplse

The job situation in Manchester was grim when I was there, which was the very beginning of the recession (last quarter of 2007). London's a better bet but obviously uprooting the children is not ideal.

I'm not sure there's an easy answer, apart from to keep looking.