Moving to the opposite end of the country

Niklas33

Hello everybody.

I've been with my partner, now for 15 months i am finishing my top up degree next month and i have accepted a place to do my top up year.
Which is where he lives (which is about 200 miles) away from me, but i am slightly concerned with should we rent privately i don't want to be left on my own If it all goes hay wire.

How do i protect myself? (This is the first time i will be leaving home and renting a property)

Thank you so very much for your advice and assistance.

G_M

What's a top up degree?

If you're finishing next month what will you be doing next year?

If you are feeling insecure about your relationship, don't tie yourselves together.

Is this a relationship query, or a property-related one?

Niklas33

Oh sorry, i have completed a Foundation Degree and you must complete another year at a Uni/College to receive ''Honours'', and this is a property based question.

G_M

Niklas33 wrote: »

..... this is a property based question.

Which is where he lives (which is about 200 miles) away from me, but i am slightly concerned with should we rent privately i don't want to be left on my own If it all goes hay wire.

How do i protect myself?

So where does he live? With parents? In a house/flat share? His own rental alone?

Your options seem to be

1) move in with him (wherever he is) and see how it goes
2) find a flat with him and move in together as joint tenants
3) find your own place (either 1 bed, or sharing an HMO) and see him at weekends etc

1) is straight-forward. If things go wrong, move to option 3!
2) is risky. If things go wrong, who moves out? Can the other afford to stay? And anyway, you'll both still be legally liable for ongoing rent till the contract ends.
3) is cautious. A solo rental gies you space,privacy and control. A house-share/HMO will be cheaper, and if you get on with the other people, can give you friends.

itchyfeet123

Where does he live now? What options do you (collectively) have other than renting privately?

As far as protecting yourself, well, relationships do end, and it's wise not to go into things with blind optimism.

If you've never lived away from home before, and you're moving to a new town far away, are you sure you want to move in with a partner? Can you afford a place of your own, or a room in a shared house? Going from (I assume) your parents' home to living with a partner doesn't really give you the opportunity to figure out how you want your life to look as an independent adult. As you seem to anticipate, it also makes you vulnerable in the event the relationship ends. If you move into a shared house, you aren't so reliant on your partner -- at the very least, you have social connections that are independent of him, and you won't have to move if the relationship ends.

Niklas33

Thank you so much for your responses.

Cakeguts

Where are you likely to be working when you have finished your degree? This may depend on where the degree is from (which university) some offer degrees that lead to specific graduate jobs where you might have to move area to get a job. If though it is one of the universities that is in the 70 or so at the bottom of the league tables you are only likely to get any sort of job (one that doesn't need a degree) so that could be where your partner lives now.

So there are basically two questions that you need to ask yourself. Where are you likely to be working based on where your degree is coming from and could you afford to rent on your own in that area if you split up from your partner?

Niklas33

I have £7000 + Which i have saved myself.

I will receive £8300 in Student Finance over the year (As well as my fee's being paid)