Johnny7334

Agree with everything you say. I have already looked at work, schools situation, future opportunities etc. and am convinced that they are the same or better in the new areas we are looking at. So I suppose my question is more from an emotional point of view rather than a practical point of view. The feedback so far has strengthened my belief that a new area is probably for the best....

Hi Verystormy, friends and family is part of the reason, but the bigger reasons for me is missing the proximity of the Uk to Europe and other holiday destinations, the culture and huge range of places and attractions on your door step for day trips and weekends away, the seasons being the right way around etc. etc.

Hi everyone, the title says it all really. We are planning on moving back to the Uk from Perth. For those that have moved back do you think that moving back to a new area is a good or bad idea? The reason that I ask is that we are considering moving back to a new area as we feel that our old area is part of the reason for us leaving the uk in the first place. The negative obviously is that we would be moving all the way back to the Uk and would not be right near friends and family (we would be about 3 hours away). Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi OztoFrance, Can you expand on what you mean by "the financial situation here does not stack up if you retire what with the price of housing and the rate of price inflation". Does this statement apply to you or do you mean this for people generally throughout Oz? As someone in their 30's who intends on contributing to super for many years to come I would like to think that with super and a few additional personal savings we would have enough to retire, but I have never really done the maths TBH and am not sure what is provided here in terms of state pension etc.

Sounds lovely. Unfortunately out of my price range I think. I just did a property search on rightmove and found no results for anything under 250,000 pounds in Mayfield. Sevenoaks is similar, very pricey. Never mind Incidently does anyone else planning a return to the UK find themselves spending far too much time on the moving back to the uk forum and uk property sites? I am officially obsessed! :chatterbox:

Thanks Stacey. I thought that I might have got the wrong end of the stick.

Not fully sure what you are getting at... I work in construction, and from say MK I could work in MK, London, Cambridge or even at a push Birmingham. I know the Uk hasn't got lots of jobs about, but that's a pretty big search radius. I may of course have misinterpreted your response completely...

Mmmmm. Interesting, Chelmsford and Milton Keynes seem to be coming out on top. These were my two front runners due to both being North of London and therefore easier to get to family up in the North. Might not bother visiting the other 2 and spend a bit more time in MK and Chelmsford. Unless someone can convince me otherwise...... Thanks for the responses.

Thanks Beepbeep. Any suggestions about parts of Chelmsford that are best? Our main priorities are nice size house, good schools and proximity to the train station.

Thanks Sapphire. I have sent you a Pm.

Yes, 3 replies with three different opinions! Interested to see if one location gets a build up of support or if it will remain split. Thanks for your opinions guys.

Hi everyone, I have been a long time viewer of Poms in Oz, but this is my first post in ages. We have been in Perth for about 2 years but have known for at least 3 months now that it is not our forever home. We are permanent residents and would like to stay for citizenship. After that we will probably return to the uk. We are from the North of England originally, but have decided that when we go back we would like to settle back in a commuter town/city with links to London. Due to various factors, such as house prices, proximity to family , work opportunities etc. we have narrowed down our future uk location to these 4 locations: Milton Keynes Chelmsford, Essex Maidstone, Kent Ashford, Kent For those of you that know these areas, which location would you choose? We are going on a reccie trip next year to see with our own eyes what we think, but I would be grateful for any opinions. Please don't suggest other locations such as Guildford, St Albans etc., if I could get the house I wanted in these areas I would have suggested them ! :animal-frog: Thanks for your help

Hi Gemma, We are a family of 3, my wife, son (3) and myself living in Ocean Reef. If you don't mind me asking how old are you and your husband. We are both 30. Johnny