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Electoral register - register at temporary home?

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  • RoisinDove
    RoisinDove Posts: 126 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 19 April 2021 at 10:39PM
    Well there's not a lot I can do about it now in all honesty :/ It just isn't feasible to change your address with your bank twice a year or more...it surely can't be that unusual for someone to be in this position? I can explain myself if needed...I will say that I have often worked abroad and lived in temporary accommodation, so have left my main address as my parents' home for years (which is the truth). I struggled a lot in the job market after graduating in 2008, did TEFL abroad for a while, a few jobs here that didn't last long because they were awful, did a Master's, then ended up with a big career change...not that unusual I wouldn't have thought. I didn't really get it together until I was 30-31ish.

    I think this is pretty normal for people in my generation...even those who haven't worked abroad have moved around lots. I know most of my colleagues who are around my age have had many, many addresses and even struggle to remember them all. I do hope I'll be given a chance to explain and not denied a mortgage because my living situation doesn't fit in their neat little box!
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