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Relocation from London

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  • clarky_cat
    clarky_cat Posts: 157 Forumite
    edited 18 March 2015 at 11:48AM
    fiisch wrote: »
    The north is irrelevant and a dying area. The action is in the south, .

    Ignore this comment, its ridiculous, and from someone who sounds like they have never travelled north of the Watford Gap.
  • EverGreen_2
    EverGreen_2 Posts: 185 Forumite
    clarky_cat wrote: »
    Ignore this comment, its ridiculous.

    It's ridiculous indeed.


    OP please bear in mind that house prices in Manchester, West Midland and perhaps Leeds are not as cheap as you think. We are talking about the reasonable areas in those cities (not necessarily the most expensive ones).


    I would probably consider the good advice in the other post :"Could you rent your place out for a couple years so you have the fall back if it does not work."
  • fiisch
    fiisch Posts: 511 Forumite
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    Reel 'em in son...
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    fiisch wrote: »
    Reel 'em in son...

    Well, we now have incontrovertible evidence that you're a troll and we can safely ignore anything you have to say.
  • pleasedelete
    pleasedelete Posts: 2,291 Forumite
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    Have you actually tried to get an IT job in Leeds? I understand that there is an over supply in the market and that rates have dropped dramatically. (of course depends what you actually do)
    June challenge £100 a day £3161.63 plus £350 vouchers plus £108.37 food/shopping saving

    July challenge £50 a day. £ 1682.50/1550

    October challenge £100 a day. £385/£3100
  • fiisch
    fiisch Posts: 511 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    Well, we now have incontrovertible evidence that you're a troll and we can safely ignore anything you have to say.

    I thought you northerners were friendly?!
  • Jhoney_2
    Jhoney_2 Posts: 1,198 Forumite
    fiisch wrote: »
    I thought you northerners were friendly?!

    Friendly yes, stupid - no!

    PS i'm a born and bred southerner.:)
  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    get the job first

    rent then buy later
  • Zoology_Dragon
    Zoology_Dragon Posts: 454 Forumite
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    We used to live in London and have recently relocated from Bath to York. We love it. We got a lot more house for our money or more specifically, the same size house for a tiny mortgage. 10 minute walk to the city centre and easy access to lots of countryside. It's brilliant. I read an article today that suggests that more and more people are doing exactly what you propose.

    http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11866851.Boom_times_for_York_properties/?ref=rss
  • altin_2
    altin_2 Posts: 557 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Some nice advices I'm reading.
    Thanks a lot for your input to everyone.
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