Hi all
Hoping for your combined wisdom on our dilemma that me and my fiancee face. It just feels so daunting and keep going through ideas in our heads.
Added information - We don't have to buy straight away as could rent to check an area out. We haven't had a career for a long time as we have been doing a load of different jobs while traveling. Open to any type of work options available. Wouldn't want to pay more than £800 in rent a month and when we go to buy our budget would be £225000. We love hiking, would like birds and trees in our garden. Access to green spaces in walking distance would be ideal. Low crime rate and no children so don't care about schools.
Quite like the idea of Scotland as after three years we will have the option to study for free. Also possibility of leaving the UK so we may be able to travel more freely for work in the rest of the UK.
Been away from the UK for 7 years on working holidays in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Had a great time but age means we have to come back to the UK now.
Before traveling we were living in St Austell, Cornwall. Both our parents lived there and we had lived there for about 8 years. Didn't love the people honestly but the scenery was amazing. It's also very isolated and both our parents have now left since we have been gone.
My fiancee is from Stanford le hope in Essex which she loves, unfortunately it's incredibly expensive to buy a house there and crime is an issue.
We lived in Aberdeen for a few months during lockdown and loved hiking in the Cairngorms. It was over summer though so we saw it at it's best.
My mum is now in Bristol which is again very expensive to buy a house in a decent area, I do like the feeling of the city though.
My fiancee's parents are in Great Yarmouth. I'm not overly keen on the area and feels isolated from the rest of the UK. Also the scenery is not my favorite.
Other than that we have no ties to work or places. Would like to be somewhere affordable for buying a house, nice scenery around, work prospects and as decent weather as the UK allows. I understand there might have to be compromises.
Hoping for your combined wisdom on our dilemma that me and my fiancee face. It just feels so daunting and keep going through ideas in our heads.
Added information - We don't have to buy straight away as could rent to check an area out. We haven't had a career for a long time as we have been doing a load of different jobs while traveling. Open to any type of work options available. Wouldn't want to pay more than £800 in rent a month and when we go to buy our budget would be £225000. We love hiking, would like birds and trees in our garden. Access to green spaces in walking distance would be ideal. Low crime rate and no children so don't care about schools.
Quite like the idea of Scotland as after three years we will have the option to study for free. Also possibility of leaving the UK so we may be able to travel more freely for work in the rest of the UK.
Been away from the UK for 7 years on working holidays in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Had a great time but age means we have to come back to the UK now.
Before traveling we were living in St Austell, Cornwall. Both our parents lived there and we had lived there for about 8 years. Didn't love the people honestly but the scenery was amazing. It's also very isolated and both our parents have now left since we have been gone.
My fiancee is from Stanford le hope in Essex which she loves, unfortunately it's incredibly expensive to buy a house there and crime is an issue.
We lived in Aberdeen for a few months during lockdown and loved hiking in the Cairngorms. It was over summer though so we saw it at it's best.
My mum is now in Bristol which is again very expensive to buy a house in a decent area, I do like the feeling of the city though.
My fiancee's parents are in Great Yarmouth. I'm not overly keen on the area and feels isolated from the rest of the UK. Also the scenery is not my favorite.
Other than that we have no ties to work or places. Would like to be somewhere affordable for buying a house, nice scenery around, work prospects and as decent weather as the UK allows. I understand there might have to be compromises.
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