Moving Issues

[kingandy]

So we're into February, and before too long we may have to look into locating a new place to rent. (I'm shelving the idea of buying a house for now, at least until I have a good few thousand pounds behind me for deposit, fees, furniture, walrus tax, and whatever else the Fates throw at me.) I'm pretty sure we'll have to move this Summer; last year the landlady only let us stay because we left it until a week before the end of the contract to ring her and ask about renewing, and she didn't want to throw us out on our ears (or something). Maybe she'd be happy to have us stay on if we gave her fair warning (so didn't book decorators in) - it would save her paying an estate agent, after all. On the other hand, she may want to get new tenants in so she can put the rent up or something. I don't know. I'm not mad keen on staying anyway - it's kind of out of the way, and the neighbours are evil.

That, of course, leaves the question of where to move to. My vote goes to Bolton, since I spend so much time driving back and forth from there already, and there's not a great deal in Manchester that can't be found there - and Manchester is within easy reach, and I am given to understand that the housing prices are much lower. bacony, on the other hand, may well be working in Manchester by Summertime, and while Manchester is accessible for an evening out it is less attractive for the daily commute. Given that she'll be making that commute more than I visit people in Bolton, that seems to be a fairly hefty factor.

Oh well. We have time yet before we have to really start looking, and we don't even know for sure where she'll find work ... I seem to recall there's a good lot of solicitors in Stockport, for example, and I'm not moving there. In the mean time, if anyone knows of any Legal Cashier jobs going in Bolton, give us a shout.

Comments

Why not near us?

[renniek.livejournal.com]

Why not live near us? It's easy for Katy to get to either Manchester or Stockport, and it doesn't take any longer to get to Bolton from our place than it does from yours. And we have a big cinema just round the corner. And 24 hour tescos. And all night buses so it's always easy to get home when you're pissed. Join us, Andy... Join us...

[icklejo]

What sort of rentage are you looking at paying?

[foul-temptress.livejournal.com]

I always found getting into manchester in the morning 10 times easier from bolton because of freqency of trains, plus bolton trains run into the late hours so there convient for nights out,
What about bury way, its on the metro and has most things,plus there are tons of jobs.
Although stockport may decieve to think there are loads of sols that because most are visible off stockport road and a few like davies and co are shit companys to work for.Plus stockport towns a hole, i know i live near there, but then there are at least 4 on the chorley new road alone here so i imagine there are plenty of vacancys in bolton and the bury ish area.

live in bolton!

[ajon.livejournal.com]

Rich commutes into manchester on a daily basis, I did previously. Assuming you're fairly central in town I'd expect it to take just over an hour going in and a bit less going back. It was quicker when we lived nearer Nook and Sam (almost exactly an hour), but the area's nicer where we are now.

Our house is £430pcm and our landlady has other houses in the area and is quite good at getting stuff fixed and happy to leave us alone as well.

If you want her phone no ring rich tonight on his mobile as the house phone's broken and he can pass it on to you.

MOVE TO BOLTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pkgem.livejournal.com]

Please.
It's not a shit hole.
We love you - move here!
As Nook and Al have both said, the commute from Bolton to Manchester is easy. I did it for well over a year; Paul did it for 3 years. The trains are every 15 mins (or more) during the peak hours and you can reach Bolton from any of the Manchester stations. Bolton station also goes to many other locations; far more than a small local station such as Levenshulme. Katy's current commute is not to Bolton itself but outside of Bolton. In any case, I'll lookout for Legal Cashier's jobs in Bolton (ok, I'll probably forget...).

Move to Bolton. Go on. Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on!!!