Moving back - where to begin?
Mar 15th 2013 | 1:20 am
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Re: Moving back - where to begin?
And....the husband has been looking at houses already. 
I wouldn't mind, but he's just sent a link to one that I really like the look of. This is all back to front, we can't find a house and then look for jobs. Silly husband! 
I wouldn't mind, but he's just sent a link to one that I really like the look of. This is all back to front, we can't find a house and then look for jobs. Silly husband!
Mar 18th 2013 | 2:49 am
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Re: Moving back - where to begin?
Hi Kitty B52,
here you can find another thread - "Finding Rentals and Home Shares AND Offering Them" in UK
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=789669
Good luck!
here you can find another thread - "Finding Rentals and Home Shares AND Offering Them" in UK
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=789669
Good luck!
Mar 18th 2013 | 2:51 am
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Thanks, will have a look at that.
After the initial excitement over moving back, I am now concerned that we will struggle to sell our house and get 'stuck' here. We are charging ahead with The Big Tidy Up, as regardless of when we can move (PLEASE let it be this year!), it never hurts to do a bit of Spring cleaning. Especially as it seems we might actually be getting some Spring fairly soon. *crosses fingers*
After the initial excitement over moving back, I am now concerned that we will struggle to sell our house and get 'stuck' here. We are charging ahead with The Big Tidy Up, as regardless of when we can move (PLEASE let it be this year!), it never hurts to do a bit of Spring cleaning. Especially as it seems we might actually be getting some Spring fairly soon. *crosses fingers*
Mar 18th 2013 | 3:27 am
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Re: Moving back - where to begin?
Thanks, will have a look at that.
After the initial excitement over moving back, I am now concerned that we will struggle to sell our house and get 'stuck' here. We are charging ahead with The Big Tidy Up, as regardless of when we can move (PLEASE let it be this year!), it never hurts to do a bit of Spring cleaning. Especially as it seems we might actually be getting some Spring fairly soon. *crosses fingers*
After the initial excitement over moving back, I am now concerned that we will struggle to sell our house and get 'stuck' here. We are charging ahead with The Big Tidy Up, as regardless of when we can move (PLEASE let it be this year!), it never hurts to do a bit of Spring cleaning. Especially as it seems we might actually be getting some Spring fairly soon. *crosses fingers*
I must say, now that we are back in the UK, it does feel good to be rid of a lot of the "stuff". Good luck with the prep work.
Mar 18th 2013 | 3:39 am
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You will be glad you started early with the "tidy up". I did a clearout before we listed our house and then another one just prior to listing the house and I kept uncovering more and more "stuff". It multiplies in the dark storage areas. I must say, now that we are back in the UK, it does feel good to be rid of a lot of the "stuff". Good luck with the prep work.
I must say, now that we are back in the UK, it does feel good to be rid of a lot of the "stuff". Good luck with the prep work.
Mar 18th 2013 | 3:52 am
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We're taking our second carload of stuff to the tip this evening. Most of it can be recycled, so that's something. How we're going to deal with the unwanted books etc. I'm not sure. I don't even think charity shops are that bothered about them these days, if such things even existed over here.
It does feel quite good to be clearing the clutter, although so far we only seem to have made a tiny inroad in the loft. Still, it's early days yet.
I had wanted us to be out of the house before we put it on the market, but I don't think that's going to be possible. So the plan is to clear as much as we can in the next couple of months, then see about putting the house up for sale.
It does feel quite good to be clearing the clutter, although so far we only seem to have made a tiny inroad in the loft. Still, it's early days yet.
I had wanted us to be out of the house before we put it on the market, but I don't think that's going to be possible. So the plan is to clear as much as we can in the next couple of months, then see about putting the house up for sale.
Mar 18th 2013 | 4:17 am
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We're taking our second carload of stuff to the tip this evening. Most of it can be recycled, so that's something. How we're going to deal with the unwanted books etc. I'm not sure. I don't even think charity shops are that bothered about them these days, if such things even existed over here.
It does feel quite good to be clearing the clutter, although so far we only seem to have made a tiny inroad in the loft. Still, it's early days yet.
I had wanted us to be out of the house before we put it on the market, but I don't think that's going to be possible. So the plan is to clear as much as we can in the next couple of months, then see about putting the house up for sale.
It does feel quite good to be clearing the clutter, although so far we only seem to have made a tiny inroad in the loft. Still, it's early days yet.
I had wanted us to be out of the house before we put it on the market, but I don't think that's going to be possible. So the plan is to clear as much as we can in the next couple of months, then see about putting the house up for sale.
I would use google to try and find local groups etc that will take used books.
I was fortunate that the annual book drive for a local charity was underway, so all I had to do was drop off the boxes of books at the local fire department. The local homeless shelter was happy to take my National Geographic Magazines, that I thought I would have to put in the bin, because nobody else wanted them.
The City of Calgary, where we lived, had a good link in its website to recycling facilities for all sorts of things and I found it really helpful. Maybe your local municipality has a similar section in its website. Between, selling, donating etc, I was able to find a home for all of my stuff. Thankfully, very little had to be put in the rubbish. With some things I just put them outside our house with a "free" sign. The stuff was gone in no time.
Mar 18th 2013 | 4:21 am
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The 'problem' I have is that all our books are English, and they're not as popular (understandably) over here as Dutch books. I've put some hobby books up for sale on a Dutch site (similar to Amazon), but I'm not holding out much hope. No point listing on Ebay or Amazon, as the shipping costs from here put people in the UK off.
We are planning to take some books back to the UK with us in our suitcase each time we travel, so they can be shared with family/friends or taken to charity shops.
We are planning to take some books back to the UK with us in our suitcase each time we travel, so they can be shared with family/friends or taken to charity shops.
Mar 18th 2013 | 4:30 am
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Re: Moving back - where to begin?
The 'problem' I have is that all our books are English, and they're not as popular (understandably) over here as Dutch books. I've put some hobby books up for sale on a Dutch site (similar to Amazon), but I'm not holding out much hope. No point listing on Ebay or Amazon, as the shipping costs from here put people in the UK off.
We are planning to take some books back to the UK with us in our suitcase each time we travel, so they can be shared with family/friends or taken to charity shops.
We are planning to take some books back to the UK with us in our suitcase each time we travel, so they can be shared with family/friends or taken to charity shops.
Mar 18th 2013 | 4:42 am
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Mar 19th 2013 | 1:59 am
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Re: Moving back - where to begin?
We would love to be back in the North West somewhere (our families are based in Liverpool and Morecambe), but we will have to go where the jobs are, I suppose. We don't want to be more than a couple of hours drive away from Liverpool area, so that does give us a reasonable area to look at. And we met someone from Wrexham at the weekend who was singing its praises, so that's opened up another area that we can consider. The company my husband works for has a base in Stoke, so somewhere between there and Liverpool (or further North) would be OK.
We could stay with my parents short-term, but I think we'd be wanting to rent somewhere of our own. I'm not sure my Dad would be keen on the cats for too long.
The Big Sort Out is long overdue, so we are making a start on that this weekend. I may tentatively start looking for jobs, although I am wary of looking too much, in case I find something good which starts in a month or two. I suspect that won't be an issue.
We've mentioned moving back so many times, it's difficult to believe that we could actually do it. It feels a bit unreal.
Thanks for the advice/links so far.
We could stay with my parents short-term, but I think we'd be wanting to rent somewhere of our own. I'm not sure my Dad would be keen on the cats for too long.
The Big Sort Out is long overdue, so we are making a start on that this weekend. I may tentatively start looking for jobs, although I am wary of looking too much, in case I find something good which starts in a month or two. I suspect that won't be an issue.
We've mentioned moving back so many times, it's difficult to believe that we could actually do it. It feels a bit unreal.
Thanks for the advice/links so far.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...es-sale-1.html
It is a good approach that one goes in advance and gets setup before the other makes the move. I woudn't worry too much about car insurance, etc now. That can all be resolved in a few phone calls and supplying any necessary documentation from the Netherlands.
Mar 19th 2013 | 2:07 am
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I'm not sure about the 1 pound houses. Great idea if it works out though. There do seem to be a lot of reasonably priced houses about. Not sure I can persuade the husband to live in Kensington, he hates that area.
I think we will end up with one of us going back first, but that also isn't ideal. Whoever moves back first gets the friends and family to help them sort stuff out, while the other poor soul gets left behind to deal with all the selling the house crap. I think we might have to toss a coin.
Great idea if it works out though. There do seem to be a lot of reasonably priced houses about. Not sure I can persuade the husband to live in Kensington, he hates that area. I think we will end up with one of us going back first, but that also isn't ideal. Whoever moves back first gets the friends and family to help them sort stuff out, while the other poor soul gets left behind to deal with all the selling the house crap. I think we might have to toss a coin.
