Moved here for husbands study. We’ve now lived here 5 years. He’s a Doctor so can work anywhere. He is a junior doctor and earns around 32k.
We have two children. I don’t work. childcare costs priced me out Of working.
We’ve lived in several different cities and towns and we are personally happiest in London. We also like Bristol and Bath.
We both agree this place is not for us. It’s deprived, rural, not good schools (unless willing to go private), I don’t drive and public transport is poor. I feel very trapped here as there’s no walking distance facilities.
To live in London we need my Husband to be on at least 70k to buy somewhere. We are therefore stuck here for a few more years until he completes GP training. Unless we rent.
Our eldest is 9. Youngest is a baby.
My husband thinks we should stay here until we can buy a property in London. He says if we move to London and rent we will struggle to find the money to buy. Bristol and Bath aren’t much better property price wise so might as well go for our first choice of London. We’re currently renting. Trying to save a deposit. Our rent here is £500 a month for a lovely two bed place.
I am pretty miserable here to be honest. I’m now wondering if we should move somewhere a bit better (at least with some facilities and good public transport) and buy somewhere cheaper while we try and save for London. I was looking at Liverpool and Manchester.
However my husband says that will be disturbing for our eldest changing schools at that stage of his education. He also says the hassle of buying a house, moving etc somewhere we have no intention to live is not worth it. We’d also not be chain free when we move to London.
I am struggling to live happily somewhere I know will never be home. Where I know I won’t be living. Where I can’t even go to the shop without a bus ( that’s always late and goes every hour). That has no facilities or after school clubs. That’s deprived. We made a mistake moving here and it feels now we’re here we’re stuck.
‘’sometimes I think we should just move to London and rent. In fact I am now sure we should move to London and rent. Even if it’s in a less nice area and small it is at least somewhere with transport, facilities and a vibe.
We know many people in London renting on our income. They get some top up from universal credit, rent somewhere smaller and further out then they need. Accept their income will be spent on rent.
AIBU to want to rent in London?
My husband has good earning potential. His income will go up every year plus he can do agency work to earn more, in 5 years he can be on 100k+ which I feel even with renting will allow us to buy somewhere.