Moving from England to Wales during Welsh lockdown

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Kayannie
These times have but  hold on so many things, but am sure you will enjoy your new home and will be there soon, they say Wales the Land of our Fathers....but in your case your Mum.  You'll be having a paned in no time  
Wishing you all the best and a safe move.

Davesnave

moneysavinghero said:

Davesnave said:

moneysavinghero said:

Whether its rented or not, they still have a home, so not essential for them to move. It's only a few weeks. Think of the old people.

I am an 'old person!'  If the OP goes straight to their new home, decorates or whatever all day and then goes home again,  it'll have b-all effect on CV19 rates in Wales, so don't give me that 'old person' nonsense.

I could drive to Rhyl, have a nice walk down the sea front and then drive back home, and also cause no effects on the Covid rates. Should i? Or should i follow the rules / law.? Should everyone make their own rules up?

The obvious answer is that everyone should take personal responsibility and behave in the correct manner with regard to what we know about transmission, perhaps like they've been expected to do in Sweden, without the enforcement of draconian measures.  They seem to have done somewhat better than us, don't they?

Your example is on a whole different level from the situation the OP is in. No one is suggesting a whimsical visit.

Davesnave

kayannie said:

Davesnave said:

moneysavinghero said:

It appears that you currently own 2 homes. One that you currently reside in in England and a new one in Wales.

 Therefore it is not essential that you move to Wales during the lockdown, regardless of whether you will eventually make the Welsh one your permanent home in the future.

OP has clearly stated she is renting.

Thank you. Glad someone understands!

Well, I remember buying our present house about 11 years ago  and having to make about 5 trips up and down the M5 for reasons I won't go into here. Those trips weren't whimsical.  I can imagine how I'd have felt if some bureaucrat had suddenly decided to make Devon out of bounds for a fortnight!

moneysavinghero

Wanted nicely painted walls as soon as you move in seems pretty whimsical to me, and certainly not essential. It can wait a few weeks.

phoebe1989seb

Davesnave said:

Well, I remember buying our present house about 11 years ago  and having to make about 5 trips up and down the M5 for reasons I won't go into here. Those trips weren't whimsical.  I can imagine how I'd have felt if some bureaucrat had suddenly decided to make Devon out of bounds for a fortnight!

Same here when we moved from North Essex to Wiltshire nine years ago - we did about seven/eight journeys each way over the course of a week. I'd have been furious if it hadn't been possible 🙄

I'm so glad we are firmly installed in Wales - although not about the Draconian restrictions we're having to abide by when our location is rural with virtually no cases - and not in the process of moving here right now!

DH is doing some renovation work for a couple whose current home is in London (rented) who haven't been able to visit Wales for a few weeks as their new home sits just inside what was one of the local lockdown areas....literally as the river that forms the boundary of their new house (and the property itself) is in Neath whilst the opposite river bank is in Carmarthenshire. They aren't planning to move in yet anyway - not till the work is complete - but nonetheless it's a pita for them having to make design choices etc at a distance......

They got in touch with the local council at the start of the local lockdown and were told they weren't allowed to visit even though this will soon be their permanent/only owned home. 

Davesnave

moneysavinghero said:

Wanted nicely painted walls as soon as you move in seems pretty whimsical to me, and certainly not essential. It can wait a few weeks.

The OP said 'decorating etc' which could be shorthand for many things, including changing the locks, fixing the leak under the sink meeting a local trades person, solicitor and so on; all things we did in the first few days. There are certainly many jobs that are much more easily dealt with while there are no furnishings too.

Oh, but we have to follow rules, so lets make moving into a new home as difficult and unrewarding as possible!

phoebe1989seb

What Dave said ^

Our rural Welsh cottage was bought as a repossession. It had been empty for a long time and had been the subject of several attempted break-ins. Although many would have considered it uninhabitable, we planned to move straight in - keeping the majority of our stuff in storage - and it was imperative we got in and made it as secure as possible because it was obviously becoming a bit of a target.....

kayannie

Davesnave said:

moneysavinghero said:

Wanted nicely painted walls as soon as you move in seems pretty whimsical to me, and certainly not essential. It can wait a few weeks.

The OP said 'decorating etc' which could be shorthand for many things, including changing the locks, fixing the leak under the sink meeting a local trades person, solicitor and so on; all things we did in the first few days. There are certainly many jobs that are much more easily dealt with while there are no furnishings too.

Oh, but we have to follow rules, so lets make moving into a new home as difficult and unrewarding as possible!

Yes, the decorating consists of treating patches of mould & resticking  wallpaper where it is peeling off, just minor jobs but easier to do while empty. Need to measure windows so that I can make curtains that fit. Need to contact a tradesperson regarding plumbing that needs doing. Chimney needs sweeping - another job that must be done while property empty. 
The cottage was a holiday home before we bought it so at least we will be living there full time once we do move in.

MoneySeeker1

Quite - it's a right PITA having to try and do "dead basics to make a place habitable and/or that will create dirt" whilst attempting to live there too. Some of us know a lot about the difficulties encountered whilst trying to do that.

Infinitely preferable to be able to get some "dead basics" at least done prior to having to shift oneself into the place bag and baggage and all.

moneysavinghero

kayannie said:

Davesnave said:

moneysavinghero said:

Wanted nicely painted walls as soon as you move in seems pretty whimsical to me, and certainly not essential. It can wait a few weeks.

The OP said 'decorating etc' which could be shorthand for many things, including changing the locks, fixing the leak under the sink meeting a local trades person, solicitor and so on; all things we did in the first few days. There are certainly many jobs that are much more easily dealt with while there are no furnishings too.

Oh, but we have to follow rules, so lets make moving into a new home as difficult and unrewarding as possible!

Yes, the decorating consists of treating patches of mould & resticking  wallpaper where it is peeling off, just minor jobs but easier to do while empty. Need to measure windows so that I can make curtains that fit. Need to contact a tradesperson regarding plumbing that needs doing. Chimney needs sweeping - another job that must be done while property empty. 
The cottage was a holiday home before we bought it so at least we will be living there full time once we do move in.

All non-essential jobs that will wait a few weeks. Property will still  be empty in a few weeks.