Are we BU to move kids to NI from SE England?

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I am from NI originally and DH is English. We live in the SE due to DH's work in London. We have 2 x dcs who are 7yo and 9yo.

We've always been keen to go back to NI for a few reasons. Dh has been going over there to visit since we were 19/20 yo and loves it as much as, if not more than, I do.

DH is planning to keep working in his current job and flying back to go to the office. Possibly every week (!), but I'm really hoping he won't have to do that.

DH is especially keen to do it. I think the pressure of the cost of living here is getting to him which I absolutely understand.

Pros are:

1. nearer my family and old friends who dh likes a lot
2. we would be mortgage free after selling our house over here and buying something bigger, near the sea in NI (which is nuts)
3. dh, dcs and I love it there

Cons are:

1. further from dh family
2. dh would have to travel for work
3. I won't have a job there to start with. I can't work remotely and don't have the sort of skill set where I'd walk into another job if we moved. However, we could afford for me not to work for a while (or at all, but I wouldn't choose to be a SAHM long term)
4. dcs are well settled here and have some nice friends at school. I'm worried about disrupting their lives

Remember the weather isn't as good lol. Which airport does he need to fly into?

Have they any cousins / friends of yours with children the same age that they can become friends with before starting school?

I'm from the north too but have never been to Bangor so don't know much about it lol.

Thank you for trying to help, I do appreciate it, but she was diagnosed via the Trust and they said they couldn't offer us any support.