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Hi, thanks for your responses. We certainly haven't thought the whole thing through yet, just decided we want to do it, so you guys are my first sounding board :)
We know the area well where we want to move and have done a bit of research already. It helps that we know the areas that we'd want to live in and have an idea of prices etc.
Its just difficult to know what to do. We don't really want to get off the property ladder and we could even port our existing mortgage across, which obviously removes that problem. We don't know if you can get a mortgage in another town on the strength of our existing jobs though, so really want advice on that aspect. However not being in a chain sounds like a strong position to be in when making offers etc. We definitely don't want to need a bridging loan, I know they are best avoided due to cost!
It must always be difficult to both get jobs at the same time when you relocate, hence also wanting advice on that. Maybe one of us gets a job first and spends the week up there and come back on weekends? Then do the selling/buying when the other has a job offer too?
It would be really helpful if anyone who has actually relocated themselves could tell me how they did it. Or if there are any handy websites with advice on relocating?
Thanks guys :)