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  • Cornucopia
    Cornucopia Posts: 16,492 Forumite
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    edited 26 April 2015 at 10:17PM
    I think he could be Norwegian, but not actually a Troll. :)
    spezial wrote: »
    how do you find my approach to search for residence? any comment?

    I would have thought that the most important thing would be to visit the various places and see whether you like them or not. What one person might find attractive in a place (say lots of new-build housing) another person might actively dislike.

    I'm not sure why you are not considering price/value for money. I'm pretty sure that would be the main consideration for most people.

    I also don't understand what seems to be a slightly confrontational aspect to some of your posts. For example, your comments about Wickford, above. If you wouldn't consider it because of a lack of shops, then isn't that enough?
  • bouicca21
    bouicca21 Posts: 6,698 Forumite
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    how do you find my approach to search for residence? any comment?

    Just the one word: boring
  • ManuelG
    ManuelG Posts: 679 Forumite
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    spezial wrote: »
    how did you deal with having in Wickford only Aldi and Iceland, which are almost out of stock midday and offer limited products, and you need to drive alot to go to an Asda/Tesco?

    Iceland does cracking Ostrich steaks.
  • alwaysskint96
    alwaysskint96 Posts: 984 Forumite
    Cornucopia wrote: »
    Do kids go to gyms?

    As a general rule, the more rural the area, the more ferrying around (by you/other adults) there is likely to be.

    .
    there is a special gym for kids in Billericay lol
  • Cornucopia
    Cornucopia Posts: 16,492 Forumite
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    alwaysskint96 wrote: »
    there is a special gym for kids in Billericay lol

    You mean like an active play centre kind of thing, or an actual gym with weights and things?
  • Missus_Hyde
    Missus_Hyde Posts: 539 Forumite
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    edited 26 April 2015 at 11:24PM
    spezial wrote: »
    also, how will the kids go to gym and school? under 18 they can't drive, so I will have to drive them to and back?
    If I earn 16.5k per year, will I get housing benefit?I am alone without children
    Which children would they be, then? Your own, or just any old children?
    A cunning plan, Baldrick? Whatever it was, it's got to be better than pretending to be mad; after all, who'd notice another mad person around here?.......Edmund Blackadder.
  • SG27
    SG27 Posts: 2,773 Forumite
    spezial wrote: »
    how did you deal with having in Wickford only Aldi and Iceland, which are almost out of stock midday and offer limited products, and you need to drive alot to go to an Asda/Tesco?

    There is a fairly large Co op too. Plus plenty of independent shops. Bakers, greengrocers. It has everything you need.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    How are you going to buy and pay a mortgage '2 or 3 bedroom house or flat' (so that covers about 80% of the national housing stock) on a salary of £16.5K?
    That's before you pay for your car, gym, and music and language lessons for your as-yet unborn children. Not forgetting the immediate extension to your leasehold property...
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    I would say stick to a place that's on the C2C rail line rather than the Southend Victoria line. C2C is miles better and a bit cheaper than Greater Angrier.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Please don't come to Hockley.. ;)
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
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