Relocating Advice

KcEliMa

Hi!

Me & my husband are planning/ hoping to relocate our little family away from our current home town to further north. The move can’t/ won’t happen until hubby secures a job in our desired location, but whether this takes 1 month or 18, we’re focused on the move.

I was just wondering if anyone has upped-sticks & moved away from home/family and everything and what advice they have? Obviously, the pecking order goes Job>House>Schools, and we know they’ll be removal costs etc, but any advice on anything I may not have thought of would be great!

Also, if anyone on here happens to live around the north Lincolnshire/South Yorkshire areas, any area advice would be great!

Many thanks!

AnotherJoe

I thought (seriously) the pecking order went job > schools > house ?
You might want to consider renting in the new area first. Might also make it easier to get into the school catchment you want. And you can break the sell from the buy.

MovingForwards

I relocated from the Midlands to Scotland a few years ago, into a rented flat, got a job a few weeks of moving and have been getting a mortgage deposit together ever since.

Every time I went to visit I took stuff with me, moving day was load the car up, pack my cat and off we went to start our new life.

Could you send your husband up first, let him get settled and pass probationary before relocating the rest of you?

suki1964

If you are moving to an area you are not up to date with - RENT

I was very lucky moving 500 miles, but then it didn't matter where we lived when it came to work and schools weren't on our need list

We landed on our feet but I have friends here who have moved 2 or 3 times before they have found where they are totally settled

KcEliMa

Thank you all so far.
Sorry, just seen the awful grammar in my OP! The woes of not proof reading!
I should have said we will be renting for the first 12months min, we currently rent now but will hopefully be in a position to buy in 6months. It’s this step that’s making us look slightly north as we can get more for our money.
I say house comes before school because location of house to school means a lot. My son is disable and I currently don't work. For me, my preference is to find a home and branch out from that and I’m in a position to home school in the mean time.
In no position unfortunately to send hubby off as wouldn’t be able to afford double living costs.

I was just wondering if there was more to consider than the usual move checklist, something I’m not thinking of or preparing for.. all I know is, right now, there’s nothing daunting or scary about this idea, it enlightens us with new hope as opposed to any fear! I don’t want to be bumped back down to earth!
Thank you

Meka3256

I moved from London to the NW (where I am from originally) just over a year ago. It was the best thing I have ever done. I can't think of any negatives following my move, except maybe it's a bit colder.

I saved for a couple of years before moving, and was prepared to move without a job. However it was just me and the cat, plus I have a high tolerance for risk so I can understand this is not for everyone. Please do give this option a thought though, as once you have moved finding a job can be easier.

I don't have any advice as such to add - just general encouragement that you should do it!

AnotherJoe

KcEliMa wrote: »

Thank you all so far.
Sorry, just seen the awful grammar in my OP! The woes of not proof reading!
I should have said we will be renting for the first 12months min, we currently rent now but will hopefully be in a position to buy in 6months. It’s this step that’s making us look slightly north as we can get more for our money.
I say house comes before school because location of house to school means a lot. My son is disable and I currently don't work. For me, my preference is to find a home and branch out from that and I’m in a position to home school in the mean time.
In no position unfortunately to send hubby off as wouldn’t be able to afford double living costs.

I was just wondering if there was more to consider than the usual move checklist, something I’m not thinking of or preparing for.. all I know is, right now, there’s nothing daunting or scary about this idea, it enlightens us with new hope as opposed to any fear! I don’t want to be bumped back down to earth!
Thank you

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Dont understand. You will pick a house (on what criteria?) and then hope the schools nearby are (a) good and (b) suit your son?? What if the schools near to where you randomly move are rubbish and theres one further away that would be just right for your son and you could equally have moved there but son cant get into it because you live too far away ?

Blondetotty

I moved from the south coast to the NW coming up 4 years ago now. Fortunately I was in a position to pay 6 months rent up front which gave me some breathing room on finding a job once I’d moved. I did try job hunting from down south but to be honest, most employers were twitchy and it was much easier to hunt when based in the area. I temped for a few months while searching and found the right perm job within the 6 months.


For me it was literally finding the right house (no kids so didn’t need to worry about catchment areas) which I asked friends to recommend specific areas and then arranged a weekend of viewings. As it was, I found the right place on the first day so cancelled the rest and went home and started planning the move. Two weeks later I had the removals van turn up, load me up and me drive up in front of them. Unpacked that weekend and on the Monday I was out hitting the temp agencies.


It worked well for me because my sister still lives in my owned home down south so covers all the bills there and I rented while trying to decide on the right location to sell down south and buy up here. As it happens other things have changed so I’m still renting 4 years on and my sister is still living in my house down south but the move itself was dead simple.


Sometimes I think we can overcomplicate things by overthinking so if you’ve decided on a location, if you can find the right house, even a cheaper one initially, just make the move, especially if hubby is in a position to do contract work or temporary work. Once you’ve made the big move, it’s a lot easier to find a permanent job position and also find a different house in a different location if you need to change areas for catchment and schools etc.


Good luck 😊

AnotherJoe

Blondetotty wrote: »

Sometimes I think we can overcomplicate things by overthinking so if you’ve decided on a location, if you can find the right house, even a cheaper one initially, just make the move, especially if hubby is in a position to do contract work or temporary work. Once you’ve made the big move, it’s a lot easier to find a permanent job position and also find a different house in a different location if you need to change areas for catchment and schools etc.

Meanwhile the kids have a couple of years in poor schools, you find you were in a poor area (for any of numerous reasons) and want to move anyway, and now you've spent an extra £10k-£20k or more on costs moving that extra time.
Where i live 5 miles for example makes a huge difference to schools and also commuting.