Has anyone ever moved area and got any advice?

[amybotten]

I know there’s a lot to think about and I don’t want to overlook anything!
I literally don’t know where to start and my partner has asked me to sort it all out as it stresses him out too much 😩
We need to find my partner a new job and find a new home but we can’t do one without the other 😂 I’ve only ever rented from council so it’s really daunting! Also my partners salary is 23k which isn’t enough at the moment, but the salary for his type of job in the new area is 25/28 and rent is about 900pcm.. don’t know how we’ll get a landlord to accept on his current wage 😕

Do you work? Presumably both you would be renting together?

How far away are you looking to move? Why are you wanting to move?

To be honest, if getting a new job FOR HIMSELF and finding a new place that HE WILL LIVE IN stresses your partner so much he just gives up and tells you to sort it all, I’d be reconsidering if he is the right person to do this move with.

That aside - you usually do one of these:

1. find a job first and do long commutes until you get a more local job or
2. save up so you can move to the area and afford live for a few months and pay 6 months up front on a rental while looking for a new job
3. transfer with an employer
4. live with friends/family short term in the new area until you find a job

FYI - most landlords would want an income of at least £27,000 for a rent of £900 pm.

Do you currently rent from the council? If so, have you looked into home swapping?

Job first - then use the notice period in his current job to find somewhere to live.

When we moved, my DH started work in January and stayed in a hotel for the first six weeks until I sold the house, then he was on the ground to look at rental places as we were moving 300 miles away. I moved up with the kids in Mid Feb (I WFH so my work was easy to organise)

We did it. At first we rented but we had to pay 5 months up front on a 6 month contract. That was the only way they would accept us. I found a job within a month but DH is still looking 10 months later. We are lucky enough to have a nest egg from our house sale and my advice would be to make sure you have enough in savings to see you through at least 12 months in case you cannot find something straight away. Good luck!

Why is it your responsibility? Are you in Council accommodation and giving that up?

Find a job first then from that a landlord will be able to accept that job to then rent a house. If you’re willing to compromise a bit then you can rent a house very quickly.