How the fuck am I supposed to relocate when these are the 'rules'?

Do you have enough funds to pay the mortgage if you don't get a new job?

We moved from north West to east coast, DH is full time WFH and I applied for and was granted WFH so I kept my job.
However, we ported our mortgage and borrowed more and at no point did the mortgage man ask how we were planning on working 120 miles away!. We did provide wage slips for the initial application but nothing after that.

My point is that if you can afford to be unemployed for a bit, you could sell and buy, then leave your job?

Most people who relocate plan to rent first rather than buying a place somewhere they have never lived.

Do you teach a subject that is difficult to recruit for? Try getting a job at a boarding school that comes with accommodation, then job-hunt for jobs you actually want once you have found a place to buy.

I got the job first, then in my 3 month notice period I found somewhere to live.

You need to secure the job, then find rental accommodation, sell your current home and then buy.

Or

Sell current home, buy new home whilst staying in current job. Then once new home is secured, change jobs - using temp accommodation near current job if necessary for a while.

You can’t do it in one move with a mortgage and job dependency.

Can you sell your house, rent in London, buy in Yorkshire, do supply teaching in Yorkshire while looking for a permanent job.

I did it. Got my mortgage even though it was based on a new property 4 hours away - based on my job at the time. No-one asked. I didn’t tell! I knew I would have enough equity to last a few months and setup some work straight away.

Not sure why one poster keeps going on about payslips…..you give the payslips from your current job, this is one of the earlier stages of getting things in place so won’t be a problem at all. This is a complete non issue. Only thing I would say is we had extra money put aside in case everything fell through last minute. My OH could cancel his notice and continue to work where mine I would have lost but had 3 months of savings.

It’s easy to move across the country, no idea why you think the bank will scrutinise you, as long as you are eligible everything would be fine.

This I had a 300 mile change. Got job first and then rented and put mine on the market and then sold and brought a new one.

So you are applying for remote working jobs? Then get the job first then look into moving. Personally I would want to rent in a new town first before I went to the expense of moving. I’d want to find out what areas to avoid etc.

Moving into rented will obviously be costly, as would buying a smaller property first then upizing. Have you explored turning your current mortgage into a buy to let. Maybe speak to a mortgage advisor, most of them will do a free initial consultation.

If you are a teacher and staying in teaching can't you look for jobs with a September start in your new location? If you are a teacher not wanting to teach have you looked at the work from home Hub on FB? I think it's called that. There's a section for teachers and TA's who are looking for jobs out of education. Generally all remote roles. Worth a look maybe?

I am in the same boat OP. Can’t rent as I have multiple pets .
I am gonna apply for mortgage based on current job and just not mention that I will
be changing jobs . Lots of people commute for many reasons so it shouldn’t raise any flags .
Then when I move I will apply for jobs . Have enough savings to live on for a while .
Difference is I’m going back to my home town do know exactly where I want etc - but yes it’s very difficult to do it all alone .

People I have known do this have got the job first and then spent Monday-Friday in a Travelodge or Airbnb while waiting for the sale to go through. You could also do the reverse and commute back to your old job for a while.

Most people just rent until they have a feel for the area 🤷🏻‍♀️

Everyone I know who has relocated has got the job first (unless retiring). It is too risky (IMO) to give up a current job without having the next one secured. Accommodation is sorted once you know where the job is.

I also moved 200 plus miles years ago, rented for years.

You move and rent a house, find a job, then get a mortgage.

Your being a bit bland- How are you going to have a job across the country when buying elsewhere….you lie, obviously. Just say you will be working from home permanently or we said we would be staying with MIL during the week to work and then going home on weekends. No one calls you after to check! We got everything in place and when we got the dates, handed in our notices a month before and moved. We had extra money so stayed off work for quite a few months then looked for jobs when we had less than 3 months savings left.

As long as you pay, it’s fine.
People saying rent are just stupid, what a waste of money! And you don’t need a job first if you already have one now!