Immigrating to the UK

jack_spratt said:
And two girls? one a teenager one not. Can they share a room?
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From what I recall that should not be a problem.
I was over for a few months already when I applied for visas for my wife and kids. I don't know what the regulations are if you all travel over together.

jack_spratt said:
Thanks.

And Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey areas?
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Reading is in Berkshire. I lived in Maidenhead and commuted to West London (past / through Slough). Easily doable if you can only find work in London.
 
jack_spratt said:
And two girls? one a teenager one not. Can they share a room?
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There is currently no law in the United Kingdom about children of different genders sharing a bedroom.

We would not advise that children of the opposite sex over the age of 10 share a room.
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If you're renting or your home is owned by a housing association there may be rules in place restricting children over 10 of the opposite sex from sharing a room. Your local authority should be able to give you more information and discuss any concerns. You can also contact an experienced advisor in housing matters at your local Citizens Advice Bureau or by speaking to the housing charity Shelter who can also advise on issues such as bedroom tax.
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https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing...-child-rights-law/bedroom-sharing-moving-out/
 
In the IT world in the UK, how do you dress for work and interviews?
Smart or casual or mix of both?
 
AdrianH said:
Are you in Guildford? Are you a developer?
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I did some Google Street View on Guildford, looks wuite nice there.

What I have noticed about UK is that often I go check out a street and all the houses look the same. Think I will miss the diversity of houses that you get on a single street in SA.
 
cguy said:
There is definitely a lot more “smart casual” in UK IT, than in US IT.
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Compared to SA? Is a button up shirt with pants *cough* trousers *cough* and black shoes the norm to go to work daily in UK for IT. I see locally, a lot of guys wear jeans and golf shirt even when its not casual Friday.
 
jack_spratt said:
In the IT world in the UK, how do you dress for work and interviews?
Smart or casual or mix of both?
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Depends on the company, finance/banks are still a little stuck up. Most other places are casual. First day I went in with a tie and have never worn one since. For interviews I would go smart.
 
jack_spratt said:
In the IT world in the UK, how do you dress for work and interviews?
Smart or casual or mix of both?
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AdrianH said:
Compared to SA? Is a button up shirt with pants *cough* trousers *cough* and black shoes the norm to go to work daily in UK for IT. I see locally, a lot of guys wear jeans and golf shirt even when its not casual Friday.
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It's weird. We have people in the office wearing smart short and a shirt today. I come to work in jeans and a shirt everyday.

Some people get suited up.

AdrianH said:
I did some Google Street View on Guildford, looks wuite nice there.

What I have noticed about UK is that often I go check out a street and all the houses look the same. Think I will miss the diversity of houses that you get on a single street in SA.
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Yeah, if you look at terraced houses they'll all be the same. If you want different you need to look outside of the towns.
 
millennia said:
It's weird. We have people in the office wearing smart short and a shirt today. I come to work in jeans and a shirt everyday.

Some people get suited up.

Yeah, if you look at terraced houses they'll all be the same. If you want different you need to look outside of the towns.
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The auction is happening next weekend, I'm holding thumbs, I want to get this house sold now, need to get things finalized.
 
jack_spratt said:
A lot of people selling their homes but taking losses....
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Yes, market is bad for selling right now. Still, I need to get on with it and decide whats more important, waiting 6 to 12 months to get my asking price, or sell and lose R100k or more in profit.
 
AdrianH said:
The auction is happening next weekend, I'm holding thumbs, I want to get this house sold now, need to get things finalized.
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Good luck, i know what it's like waiting for that one thing that's holding everything up. Our sale took over 6 months :(
 
AdrianH said:
Yes, market is bad for selling right now. Still, I need to get on with it and decide whats more important, waiting 6 to 12 months to get my asking price, or sell and lose R100k or more in profit.
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You might lose more in 12 months....
 
jack_spratt said:
You might lose more in 12 months....
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Absolutely, there is that risk. Oddly enough, most estate agents are quite bullish for some reason. They reckon the slump was mainly leading up to elections and will get better now. I can't see me playing the waiting game though.
 
Office dress depends on who you work for and where. Smart casual with dress down Fridays isn't uncommon, but for interviews they expect you to be fully suited (everyone else will be - don't put yourself at a disadvantage by being sloppy). Generally office workers in the city will have smart shoes, trousers and a button up shirt. Client facing will be fully suited, but again, depends on company/industry.

Housing takes getting used to. As South Africans we've generally grown up used to having a lot of space. That quickly disappears over here, so if you value that, forget London and the suburbs. It's very easy and relatively quick to commute, anyway.
 
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