Immigrating to the UK

[syntax]

Tried selling the Johannesburg house for a while but only had two ridiculous offers. The market is cooked at the moment. So I'm renting the place out for a year and I'll try again in a while when interest rates are stable or heading downward again. It's certainly a cognitive burden for me.
I could also really do with an extra £100k to put down a deposit on a fantastic house a few houses down the road from where I'm renting. Things feel tough at the moment!

Exact same boat, one my my units is a small bachelor apartment. I bought it for 550k, I had an offer on it a few years ago for 750k. When I tried to sell a few months ago offers were near the 620 region.
Im hoping things pick up at least a bit in the next 6 months

 

[The Voice]

 

[killerbyte]

Those 5 words strike fear into even the strongest hearts!
Next day becomes "sometime this week... if we feel like it."

Give me Royal Mail 48 rather than Evri. The engagement ring is getting delivered by Royal Mail Insured, which blows my mind.

 

[Paul Kemp]

My Evri dude, Lukasz, is sharp. Never have issues with them at all.

 

[Tman*]

In SA for a 2 week holiday seeing friends and family, JHB for a few days then heading to CT later this week.

Went to Woolies over the weekend. Seems most items have almost doubled in price in the last 14 months.

I absolutely loved living in JHB, but this return trip really shocked me how things have deteriorated
Perhaps I just didn't notice it before, not sure.

Not even considering the loadshedding and the knock on effect...

 

[Messugga]

In SA for a 2 week holiday seeing friends and family, JHB for a few days then heading to CT later this week.

Went to Woolies over the weekend. Seems most items have almost doubled in price in the last 14 months.

I absolutely loved living in JHB, but this return trip really shocked me how things have deteriorated
Perhaps I just didn't notice it before, not sure.

Not even considering the loadshedding and the knock on effect...

I'm on a SA trip at the moment as well and man, things for sure got a hell of a lot more expensive than they were when I left.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

I.farking.hate.them!

 

[gregmcc]

Can't remember where I found this, but it's spot on!

 

[Dave]

Can't remember where I found this, but it's spot on!

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It's easy to catch Royal Mail if you have a Ring doorbell

 

[Priapus]

In SA for a 2 week holiday seeing friends and family, JHB for a few days then heading to CT later this week.

Went to Woolies over the weekend. Seems most items have almost doubled in price in the last 14 months.

I absolutely loved living in JHB, but this return trip really shocked me how things have deteriorated
Perhaps I just didn't notice it before, not sure.

Not even considering the loadshedding and the knock on effect...

14 months in a first world country will make you realize just how bad it is here.

 

[killerbyte]

It's easy to catch Royal Mail if you have a Ring doorbell

I made friends with my mail man. He knows I work from home every day except Wed (the best part is that him knowing when I am NOT in is not a security risk).

 

[Sinbad]

*ahem* postie, not mail man

 

[killerbyte]

*ahem* postie, not mail man

HAHA, well my Postman Pat is better than all the rest!

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

I made friends with my mail man. He knows I work from home every day except Wed (the best part is that him knowing when I am NOT in is not a security risk).

Ditto, the streets 2 posties are awesome gents

 

[Juanado]

Prices have not doubled in 14 months. Food inflation in the UK has been consistently higher than SA.

 

[Juanado]

14 months in a first world country will make you realize just how bad it is here.

The UK is not first world though...

 

[Priapus]

The UK is not first world though...

You’re joking, right?

 

[The Voice]

The UK is not first world though...

Only if you live in Birmingham or parts of London. Or wherever @Dave lives these days.

 

[Dave]

Only if you live in Birmingham or parts of London. Or wherever @Dave lives these days.

Not a single shack as far as the eye can see

 

[Juanado]

The UK is not first world though...

Nope -- aging infrastructure, aging population, NHS going backward, Heathrow, taxed to the hilt, Lizz Truss, potholes (worse than Joburg), unfunded pensions. I mean you might want to defend the UK, but it is not what it was.