I want to move to England from America Help!!?

Question

What part are affordable I heard London is very expensive, what other cities near london are more affordable, is it easy to get a job? I'm in the healthcare field right now but i would like to try something new anything really, please any tips ideas comments would be greatly appreciated :)

Answer 1

If you have over $10,000,000...and have an odd pining for London (as most rich Americans do), you're welcome!

Answer 2

London is one of the most exciting and culturally diverse cities in the world... lots to do and see. However, it is also ne of the post expensive cities this includes the cost of living for rent, food, travel and indeed socialising.

I have worked all over the world and also work in healthcare. You should contact London hospitals by their websites and check out what vacancies they have available. Many London teaching hospials have accommodation availabe to staff too. If you want to get out of healthcare then I suggest you get your feet in London first. Take a healthcare job while yu look around. There are many employment agencies about that can help you.

Accommodation is very expensive. Rent can be in excess of £1000 per calendar month if you want a simple one bedroom apartment. Most young people opt for houseshares and there are numerous agencies and offerring these schemes. You also need to take into account that sterling (pound) is very strong against the dollar so your dollar won't go very far. Travel is very expensive too.

I love London and wouldn't live anywhere else. My advice is come over and make some plans before you move. Try and put some things in place such as a place to live, a job or at least set up some interviews.

Answer 3

To rent a one bedroom flat in London you can expect to pay approximately £700 per month (more or less depending on area). To buy, you're looking at approx (£200,000) (more or less depending on area).

However, if you look at Essex or Kent, both of which are just on the outskirts of London, you'll find that property is much much cheaper, and the train links into London are excellent for commuting.

For work in the health care professions, there are plenty of employment agencies that can find you temporary and permanent work. You'll just need to make sure you have the correct documents so that you're legally allowed to work. You can get that information from the Home Office web site in the Immigration section.

London is a great place, with some fantastic architecture, loads of things to see and do. And easy train links to the coast and other parts of Britain. There's good and bad everywhere.

Answer 4

Grays in Essex is approx' half an hours commute to the city of London. Housing there is cheap, a two bedroom cottage would set you back about £150K to £180K. There are good rail and road links and Lakeside shopping centre is close by as is the Queen Elizabeth Ⅱbridge which is the gateway to Kent and the Channel Tunnel. There is a large NHS Hospital in Basildon which is approx' 6 miles from Grays, and a brand new hospital in Romford which is about 10 miles from Grays. There are countless opportunities with regard to employment in the area and, at this time of the year, the retail industry is crying out for workers. Good luck.

Answer 5

Why are all the comments here so negative? London IS expensive, but lots of us manage a nice standard of living here, and love the culture and vibrancy and the mix of people.
Is it easy to get a job? Like anywhere else, if you have a specific set of skills - healthcare might actually be your best bet, if that's what you know. I think moving to another country AND trying for a complete career change at the same time might be too difficult in one go.

Answer 6

Firstly you should enquire through the Home Office in London about the various rules and legal requirements you must fulfill in order to live and work in England. Property prices around London and in southern England in general are very high. Two areas which are both very beautiful and where house prices are much lower, are the 'Marches' area of Herefordshire and Shropshire encompassing the towns of Hereford, Ludlow and Shrewsbury, and also rural parts of Yorkshire. In general many areas in the northern half of England will have property for sale at less than half the price of the London area.

Answer 7

Well, the best thing to do is look around think of some different places, research them. The North East is generally a good value area, and jobs in healthcare are desperatley needed in the UK with the NHS - Trust me, my mums a nurse at an NHS hospital that i shall not name. If you want to ask any more stuff, [e-mail] is my e-mail.

Answer 8

if you want to move to England, the cheapest place is Luton in Bedfordshire, London is not that far away. it is quite easy to get a job in the healthcare here aswell we have a huge hospital that are ALWAYS looking for qualified people and the living is quite cheap in you want to rent or even buy a flat/house. hope that helps you and good luck!!!

Answer 9

to buy a house o flat in london u wud need the likes of 450 thousand dollars these days easy

stay there its easy to get stuck over here theres only 4 countries

loads of taxes

Answer 10

If you are in the health care field, why would you want to move to England. I have noticed quite a bit of people coming to the USA in the health care fields getting really good jobs in big hospitals.

Answer 11

East Midlands is cheaper than the South of England, you could try caulie cutting in the fens.