Relocation dilemma - Anyone had a similar situation?

[3woods]

Hi all!

We are currently in Southampton but not originally from around here. We know we want to relocate to either Wales or Kent to be close to family. We have parents on either side of the country because we met at university.

Well my wife and I are about 2 weeks away from completing on the sale of our house here. We aren't totally sure where we want to settle but know we would like to be closer to at least one set of family. We are currently planning to sell and move to Kent to live with my parents whilst we figure it out. We have a 2 year old daughter so childcare is our main driver. Our jobs are being really flexible whilst we take this time so we are covered there too.

Any one been in a similar situation and want to reassure me we aren't crazy from taking sometime out of our search to be sure about where we want to be?

Also any advise about settling either in Kent or South Wales / Bristol area?

Many thanks!

If one of the drivers for the move is emergency childcare, then do think about distance from either family - you don't want to be driving an hour if it's something unexpected.

Either way, you're doing exactly the right thing giving yourselves some space. I think once you're in Kent, that'll help you focus as if it could work for you there. Also, if you can manage any time off, go to Wales/South West for a break and check into things that way a bit more.

@3woods we settled in a very small village west of Tenterden. I wouldn’t really say it’s our neck of the woods, but if I wanted to it’s feasible to drive over there for lunch or an afternoon’s shopping.

As I said, in our case the job came first and was the driver for relocating.