Reply to: Where would you settle ?

[shaunbhoy]

Nope.

No airport nearby, so that's Europe out.

Rubbish. I lived in Swindon and contracted in Ireland, Poland, Belgium, Holland etc. without any problems. Heathrow is only about an hour away, and Bristol about the same. Not that I would want to go back there mind you, but that would be for very different reasons, most of which are common knowledge!

[gingerjedi]

I would, Mrs L is not happy ...

There is a good reason why the expression goes: 'Settle down, have a family'.

Women need to nest and kids need stability, your needs go out the window as you are now nothing more than a cash machine.

HTH.

[expat]

If you had £250K in your account for a decent 3-bed, no ties (family, school, etc.) ...

Apart from your child and wife?

He may mean other family, taking it that the nuclear family will settle together.

For example in my case we will remain where we are for a while in part because my partner's parents are elderly and have no other close family. So she has family ties, but that doesn't mean her daughter (who has flown).

[DimPrawn]

Must be good for weekends in Brighton, but the worst section of M25 to pass every morning if you drive to the northern cities

Fly to the North.

[Lumiere]

Horsham. Near Gatwick.

Must be good for weekends in Brighton, but the worst section of M25 to pass every morning if you drive to the northern cities

[RichardCranium]

Bit further north than MK, but what about York? Maybe somewhere else in the Midlands so that you can get to Birmingham Airport?

Not York. The roads seem perpetually gridlocked and for some reason it is always really cold in York. And it is expensive. £250K will not go far.

However, some of the villages and towns around Leeds Bradford International Airport are really pretty. And £250K will buy a lot. Road access elsewhere is pretty good too.

[DimPrawn]

If you had £250K in your account for a decent 3-bed, no ties (family, school, etc.) .

Apart from your child and wife?

[expat]

More important questions IMHO are:

1. will you actually choose where to settle, or just let it happen?
2. on what basis will you choose? For example, the OP specified client commutes: will you use that as the main driver of your choice, or as a regretful filter to eliminate places that you would like to stay in fir other reasons, e.g. the Maldives?

[DimPrawn]

Any more South East locations which may fit the criteria ?

Horsham. Near Gatwick.

[Sysman]

If you had £250K in your account for a decent 3-bed, no ties (family, school, etc.) and the majority of your clients based in London (30%), The North + Scotland (50%) and Western Europe (20%).

With 70% being in the North, Scotland and Western Europe I'd favour somewhere in the North or Scotland which has good road, rail and air connections,

[Fred Bloggs]

Crewe area, probably Nantwich. Mainline to London in 1hr 40 mins. Mainline to Glasgow. 35 mins to Manchester airport, 50 mins to Liverpool Airport. Crewe is dirt cheap housing, Nantwich is dearer but still cheap compared to London. Nantwich also has a great Pork Pie shop

[Lumiere]

Any more South East locations which may fit the criteria ?

[BlackenedBiker]

The posh part of Swindon. All the tattoos are spelt right.

That is like saying the nice part of Somalia.

The midlands is lovely (by and large)

[DimPrawn]

Where do you live again?????

The posh part of Swindon. All the tattoos are spelt right.

[BlackenedBiker]

Birmingham

Birmingham and East Midlands airport serviced by EasyJet.

Cheap houses

In the middle so access to all areas.


tulipe mind.

Where do you live again?????