redrobbo

Most houses start at 300K there is no way around it, small housein sackvile is 300 big house in white hills is 300, apartment down town is 300.

BristolUK

If you don't mind a semi-detached, there seem to be a fair number for well under $200k.
$176k

or $160k

Tirytory

Like I said in some parts it is cheaper..

Howefamily

There are loads for under $300k, where are you looking?

redrobbo

I dont want a wooden wall seporating me from the guy next door.

Tirytory

So you're expectations were higher in Canada and you're disappointed I get it... But all of this information is available to find on the Internet. Plus the UK is predominantly made up of semi's...used to live in one myself.

rivingtonpike

Shouldn't the egg guy be back by now?

MillieF

You read my mind....I was thinking that yesterday evening....I'm trying to find things to take my mind of the spot of bad weather....he'd do quite nicely!

confused_uk

That's not even remotely accurate. Downtown apartments start at $150k & you can easily get a family size home for under $200k in the suburbs. Where have you been looking?

charlsar

Hi and we hope your trip is fruitful for you. I have posted on here a few time about our experience since we have been here. We moved here two years ago and have no regrets. We live in a lovely place called Hubbard's, thirty five mins outside Halifax, on the south shore. It has a great community here and we have lots of people who commute to Halifax living here. Houses are cheaper here and you get more land. We are also of course right by the beach, which is always a bonus.
You should dignitary check out down this way and not confine yourself to the 'usual suspects' right by Halifax. Any guidance needed don't hesitate to PM me.

Lost Boy

Welcome Claire and good luck with your venture!

I moved to the Halifax area from the UK with my wife and two pre-teen daughters back in 1998. We came "blind", I had never been to Canada before the move. We went through a couple of years of intense homesickness and culture shock and would have gone back in a heartbeat had the price of UK property not shot through the roof just after we sold our house and moved! Things improved and we became Canadian Citizens in 2005. Now I'm proud to call myself Canadian and probably won't go back to the UK, I guess I have become accustomed to the space and more sedate way of life over here.
We live just outside of Halifax in a small subdivision near Tantallon/St. Margaret's Bay and it represents a nice compromise between working in the city and yet living in a relatively rural area with a short commute. Please don't hesitate to PM me if you have any specific questions or just want to chat about living in Canada.

Best Wishes
Steve

kasiadoran

Hi Steve...my husband and I we are looking at properties around St Margarets Bay...Tantallon is the first choice we did visit last March and we are coming again in April as I need to do professional nursing assessments before n's nursing board can evaluate my uk education. We have Canadian friends who live in tantallon hence it is our first choice. I just can't get my head around what will actually happen once we arrived...i was hoping we could buy a house before hand so we can settle somewhere after landing...but then all the equipment will be still on its way...so will we be shopping straight after landing? Shall I send boys to school the very next day to just get on with it...or let them settle gently...all those little things are beyond me at the moment

Lost Boy

Hi Claire,

I came out a couple of months before my family and had a chance to look at houses with a realtor while my wife was handling the sale of our house in Northumberland. I ended up buying one in Haliburton Hills which at the time was a fairly new development. Our belongings were sent out in a shipping container and took two or three weeks to arrive so at first we were camping out in the house. We liked it in Haliburton and ended up staying there for twelve years, there are lots of young families there, the streets are quiet and there are parks for the little kids. All the houses have 1 acre or so of land, mostly trees. Also it is close to shops, the library and gas stations. We since bought a building lot in another subdivision and built a more custom home, I used to be a joiner in the UK so that came in handy.
An unexpected thing for us was the strong trade union system and restrictive work practises that remind me of the 1970's in Britain. My wife, as a mid career teacher back then, had to start all over at the very bottom of the ladder as a substitute, then work her way up through term positions finally to a full time job, it's all about "seniority" in teaching although I can't comment on nursing, her previous teaching experience in England didn't count for much. She was pretty depressed about this for the first couple of years and we struggled financially, relying heavily on our savings to make ends meet. Taxation is high here so be prepared for that. If I work overtime I lose 47% in offtakes. Having said all that, we feel better off financially in Canada than we used to in the UK, and on balance I think we made the right decision, even considering the neverending winters!

Best
Steve

kasiadoran

Hi Steve
Sean my husband is a joiner as well...and would like to buy a plot and build!!! I guess it is similar with nursing I will need to work my way through and this is why I am keen for the move to happen sooner rather than later before I will look back with nostalgia at my well established position within my current ward...but I do believe nova scotia has so much more to offer...winters...well I am actually polish so -20 is not a new thing for me...so I hope...i left Poland over 10 years ago...
can't wait
Kasia

I came out a couple of months before my family and had a chance to look at houses with a realtor while my wife was handling the sale of our house in Northumberland. I ended up buying one in Haliburton Hills which at the time was a fairly new development. Our belongings were sent out in a shipping container and took two or three weeks to arrive so at first we were camping out in the house. We liked it in Haliburton and ended up staying there for twelve years, there are lots of young families there, the streets are quiet and there are parks for the little kids. All the houses have 1 acre or so of land, mostly trees. Also it is close to shops, the library and gas stations. We since bought a building lot in another subdivision and built a more custom home, I used to be a joiner in the UK so that came in handy.
An unexpected thing for us was the strong trade union system and restrictive work practises that remind me of the 1970's in Britain. My wife, as a mid career teacher back then, had to start all over at the very bottom of the ladder as a substitute, then work her way up through term positions finally to a full time job, it's all about "seniority" in teaching although I can't comment on nursing, her previous teaching experience in England didn't count for much. She was pretty depressed about this for the first couple of years and we struggled financially, relying heavily on our savings to make ends meet. Taxation is high here so be prepared for that. If I work overtime I lose 47% in offtakes. Having said all that, we feel better off financially in Canada than we used to in the UK, and on balance I think we made the right decision, even considering the neverending winters!

Best
Steve[/QUOTE]

Silverdragon102

Definitely all about seniority with nurses but the good thing if with the same union and from next year I suspect all nurses will be with the same union then seniority moves with you as my understanding is seniority is when you joined the union not when you started working.

kasiadoran check out the NSNU website as that is the main union at the moment for nurses and will have collective agreements posted which will give you an idea on what support etc you will have once you join them