Moving to UK from South Africa

[MichelleAlison]

JLMS - Don't forget the dreaded council tax. This can add a lot of money onto the monthly expenditure and I am sure Kensington and Chelsea will be very expensive, as it depends on the value of the property and as we all know, there is no cheap property in these areas.

Nay, once you have chosen where you want to live, we will be able to post you information regarding the council tax. This tax (which is compulsory) is around 1500-3000 UK pounds a year and is on top of all the other utilities. Failure to pay this tax can end in a prison sentence - no joke. A robber is more likely to get a slap on the hand than a jail sentence.

Michelle

[Catfamily]

Hi All
We are planning to relocate to the UK early 2009.
What does the job market look like for tv and film crew. Camera work, lighting,focus puller and general hands on coffee makers at first. In this field I suppose most jobs are freelance. Please help. We can get visas, but will there be this specialized work?

[jlms]

Originally Posted by MichelleAlison

JLMS - Don't forget the dreaded council tax. This can add a lot of money onto the monthly expenditure and I am sure Kensington and Chelsea will be very expensive, as it depends on the value of the property and as we all know, there is no cheap property in these areas.

Nay, once you have chosen where you want to live, we will be able to post you information regarding the council tax. This tax (which is compulsory) is around 1500-3000 UK pounds a year and is on top of all the other utilities. Failure to pay this tax can end in a prison sentence - no joke. A robber is more likely to get a slap on the hand than a jail sentence.

Michelle

No way to forget about it.

There is "cheap" property in Kensington and Chelsea, the problem is that is too small for a family (what you pay there for 1 bedroom flat in a bad part of the borough would be enough to pay a 2 or 3 bed in East London).