To be scared to move to the uk

[Ceci03]

Am single mother, and am living in ireland, but am fed up with housing situation here. rents have completely spiralled. I'm going to have to move again, 4th time in as many years, as the apartment I'm in has been re-possessed. Anyway, I think my best bet would be to move to the uk, but I'm scared of the move. I'm scared of uprooting my very happy 10 year old ds. Who loves where we live and has lots of friends and is very content. I'm worried about the future here. Where I will be living. Also my parents are elderly and will be devastated cos they live near me atm. Am scared of moving and it not working out. Have a good life here, except no house or secure place to live. WWYD

Hi OP I moved from Dublin to Belfast a few years ago and it was a brilliant decision. Rent is less than half the price, houses are so much more affordable and you are less than two hours from Dublin if that’s where your parents are. Lots of other things cheaper too (utilities, car, food) and of course there’s the NHS which saves me a lot of money too.

I am concerned about the impact of Brexit but by the time you actually moved we might know more. PM me if you like.

Just wondering about your parents. Do they own? If so, couldn't you all buy a house together somehow? A big IF, I know, but just a thought... Otherwise, Liverpool is lovely! Loads of Irish, multicultural, friendly...

Durham university for work and a house on the outskirts perhaps?!

I think you would struggle to find admin work in the North where you would even bring home 1350 a month, the rent here would be cheaper but it's comparative, I appreciate that's really high rent for you.

My DB lives in York and his rent for one room of a student house is more then my rent in a 2 bed semi. It's definitely not a cheap area but as pp said the areas that are cheaper are undesirable and come with their own issues.
I would say to move to a cheaper area without loosing your support network.

Have replied to your pm xx

We've just moved from Leeds to the North East because housing is cheaper. I can't say it's very nice though

Not a sweeping inaccurate generalisation at all.

Leeds is the north-east for me. But anyway, another vote for Liverpool.

And I don't know where this "anti-Irish" discrimination is coming from. I have never heard anyone say anything in a professional environment that is anti-Irish. I am not saying that it does not occasionally happen - there are prats everywhere, but I don't believe it is in any way widespread. I do see comments in a local FB group about travellers yes, but that's because they are travellers, take over station car parks, parks and fields without permission and leave a mess.

And don't let the Daily Mail and the Brexit deal issues over the Irish border influence your decision - what the rabid Brexiteers say is not representative of the wider population, whichever way they voted.

What is this with pople going on about 'anti-irish sentiment' in the UK? I live near the discussed area of York/Beverley (in Hull) and the idea that people are anti irish would be completely baffling to us. The Irish people here are thought of as the same as British. Its as weird as the idea of us all being anti-Latvian or something. Nobody cares enough to even form an opinion.

Anyway I would look at Hull. Far better than the reputation suggests, some of the cheapest housing going, very nice places nearby and a very good university.

Would you consider N.I? Then you could still drive or get trains back for visits?

If you’re looking at University jobs, and a choice of employers, somewhere like Darlington would put you within commuting distance of Durham/Teesside/York/York St John/Sunderland/Newcastle/Northumbria universities (some of those would be an hour commute, but there’s a choice). Similarly, in the northwest if you can position yourself within the Liverpool/Manchester area then you’ll have a choice of employers, and the Birmingham/Coventry/Warwick hub in the midlands.

An example of the sort of places you can rent in Belfast

£375 p/m (unfurnished)
www.propertypal.com/14-oakley-street-off-crumlin-road-belfast/506523

£390 (unfurnished)
www.propertypal.com/53-ainsworth-avenue-shankill-road-woodvale-road-belfast/222974/photo-6

£400 p/m (unfurnished)
www.propertypal.com/202-joanmount-gardens-belfast/479036/photo-7

£450 (furnished)
www.propertypal.com/8-hopedene-court-dundela-gardens-belfast/313576

@WickedLazy Don't think OP would want to live just off the Shankill Road though!

Erm slightly surprised at some of those links you’ve suggested @wickedgreen! Do you live in Belfast?

Sorry @wickedlazy

Middlesbrough has s big university (Teesside), and is within easy driving distance of at least two more (Sunderland, Durham) and is cheap as chips - my house cost around £40,000 to buy outright. There's also no waiting list for council properties - my mum moved here and from submitting the paperwork to moving in was around three weeks - so you could have a secure tenancy even if you don't want to commit to buying.

Obviously there are downsides... It's nota very exciting city, there's not the same opportunities for cultural experience, and a lot of people are living in poverty. But if you can find work here, the low cost of living mean you can have a much higher standard of living than elsewhere in the UK.

@LadyGrey66 I thought the same thing... not the areas I would suggest for the OP, that's for sure!

I'd stay in Eire. Brexit is a Beast and no one knows what sh!t is going down!

I wouldn't say the Shankill area was much worse than the East these days, in terms of attitude, both much more tolerant than they used to be. The part of East Belfast I grew up in now has a few Irish families (and lots of Romanians, Polish, etc) and there hasn't been any trouble (which couldn't have been said 15 years ago, but it's really changed).

Jesus there’s much better places in the north of Ireland than the Shankill. You would be better in lisburn or Moira or Bangor or so many other Towns close to Belfast.