Moving out of London

iv been trying to move out of london for years for the same reason, last time i looked, just before lockdown, the places that others rated were exeter and croydon, croydon was rated for homeschool support too.  

Hi , 

Thanks for your opinion, but after 20 years in London, Croydon wouldn’t be the place to relocate , doesn’t tick  ‘feeling safe’ box . Mind you there maybe people who live there and feel safe. 

yep i feel the same, iv joined some of the local area facebook news/selling groups and see wat sort of people post, ask some questions on fb homeswapper groups etc get a feel for teh local people and see where my son would likely fit in. are you private or council? im council and iv found it impossible to find a move since lockdown and now no ones got removal money for an exchange, frustrating.

yep i feel the same, iv joined some of the local area facebook news/selling groups and see wat sort of people post, ask some questions on fb homeswapper groups etc get a feel for teh local people and see where my son would likely fit in. are you private or council? im council and iv found it impossible to find a move since lockdown and now no ones got removal money for an exchange, frustrating.

I'm just well aged and I gave up trying to "play the game" a few years ago.

Because the game we all end up playing is a version of monopoly, and if you don't get lucky early on you are just wasting your time.

My annual turnover of money is now (and has been for a couple of decades) in the single thousands, I'm so poor in financial terms I don't even qualify to pay tax, which keeps life nice and simple, too.

Most people see me as an idiot or loser to be honest, but I'm happier than I was..

You are a wise fellow.

I found myself needing to find a place to live when I was in my fifties and the landscape had changed considerably, all sorts of hurdles.

I offered to pay 6 months up front in cash plus my deposit, in lieu of references. I got a four bed flat over a shop for 450 a month, when everyone else was paying 550 for less space...

CASH IS KING.

Try saving as a substitute for "treating yourself". I live from boom to bust, so I put my savings into precious metals which makes it much harder to eat into them when I'm short pf the price of a packet of fags, plus I like the "privacy & Control over my own hard won and honestly come by money) aspects. Buy in the dip and the conversion fee gets lost pretty quick.. If I have a short term loan requirement say £1000 I can always back it with gold, which makes obtaining it at zero interests from someone I know a distinct possibility. MY pot of gold allowed me to float two £3K loans three years ago at zero interest which allowed me to BUY my own plot of land, which means I can grow my own food, or make myself a workshop, or even at a pinch not be homeless, etc.. (although it'd be a terrible quality of life, it's MY LAND)