heres a little story for you....

[bigbean4action!!!!]

statistics say that 50% of british residents would love to live elsewhere in the world and 90% of those will fail and heres why.

2 people that we know along with their child decided to move to cyprus to start a new life, they left their rented accommodation open JUST IN CASE it wasnt for them and sold their 4x4 and flew to paphos with £10k thinking this was more than enough money to live on and 1 month flight return, we had just been to paphos for a weeks factfinding vacation to get the lowdown on the island so had a wealth of info for them for which they refused. she was a nail technican and he was a taxi driver, they had already booked a hotel for month for the base to search and were sure they were gonna have 3 bed detatched villa to live, a nice 2nd hand 4x4 and work was gonna be easy to get.....guess what!!!

they returned 1 month later tail between their legs, apparantly they were homesick. despite our claims of just how expensive the island can be especially as a tourist staying in hotel for a month they did it anyway and came back skint and to nothing, oh btw they even sold ALL yes all of their furniture prior to leaving, i hear they were sleeping on the floor for a month or so.

most people will know the island from previous visits but reaqauint yourself with how it is now and how much it has changed, and for gods sake...do your homework especially if you have kids. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!!!!!!!

ONE LIFE...DONT F**K IT UP!!!

[Veronica]

Originally Posted by bigbean4action!!!!

statistics say that 50% of british residents would love to live elsewhere in the world and 90% of those will fail and heres why.

2 people that we know along with their child decided to move to cyprus to start a new life, they left their rented accommodation open JUST IN CASE it wasnt for them and sold their 4x4 and flew to paphos with £10k thinking this was more than enough money to live on and 1 month flight return, we had just been to paphos for a weeks factfinding vacation to get the lowdown on the island so had a wealth of info for them for which they refused. she was a nail technican and he was a taxi driver, they had already booked a hotel for month for the base to search and were sure they were gonna have 3 bed detatched villa to live, a nice 2nd hand 4x4 and work was gonna be easy to get.....guess what!!!

they returned 1 month later tail between their legs, apparantly they were homesick. despite our claims of just how expensive the island can be especially as a tourist staying in hotel for a month they did it anyway and came back skint and to nothing, oh btw they even sold ALL yes all of their furniture prior to leaving, i hear they were sleeping on the floor for a month or so.

most people will know the island from previous visits but reaqauint yourself with how it is now and how much it has changed, and for gods sake...do your homework especially if you have kids. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!!!!!!!

ONE LIFE...DONT F**K IT UP!!!

This is what I have saying for ages. People come over unpreprared, without having done their homework.
Cyprus is a great place to live if you have done your research and know what you are doing.
To live in a hotel is total madness. How can you possibly gauge whether a place is right for you unless you live the life properly.
It is important to research the best places to shop and not to stick to the big expensive supermarkets.
The most important thing (and I keep telling people this) is research, research, research.
As for jobs, there are so many nail technicians they are falling over each other and Cypriot taxi drivers will do all they can to stop foreigners getting in on the act.

Veronica

[bigbean4action!!!!]

Originally Posted by Veronica

This is what I have saying for ages. People come over unpreprared, without having done their homework.
Cyprus is a great place to live if you have done your research and know what you are doing.
To live in a hotel is total madness. How can you possibly gauge whether a place is right for you unless you live the life properly.
It is important to research the best places to shop and not to stick to the big expensive supermarkets.
The most important thing (and I keep telling people this) is research, research, research.
As for jobs, there are so many nail technicians they are falling over each other and Cypriot taxi drivers will do all they can to stop foreigners getting in on the act.

Veronica

THANKS BIG VRON.
all the info you need is right here in this forum, read it and read it again and if you have any doubt about relocating...dont do it.
we are currently planning our move but it will take at least until the end of the year and depending on the sale of our home in the uk, only then when we are financially able to support ourselves for best part of a few months whilst starting out in cyprus will we move, guess im lucky that i can cook, do landscaping and painting/decorating. flexibiltiy is the key to success especially in cyprus whereas in oz, canada or usa you could probably get the job you want with the money you want.

it would seem that even cypriots are being priced out owning a property because of the stoopidly expensive housing and low wages.

[BabsM]

I endorse everything said here. We had been visiting Cyprus for years before we moved here. We researched for almost 2 years and actively prepared for our move for 18months... and we still get some surprises.

Nobody on this website minds being asked questions, its why we are here so ask away! We have all learnt lessons...why not use our knowledge?

But to move into a hotel?????? whatever made them think they could afford to live there? I am speechless!!

[Charley]

My fella was born in cyprus and all his family live out there, we have know we want to move back for four years and have been actively researching for 18months i have a million job sites, letting/estate agent link, links on schooling and health care, now i have come on this forum to try and make sure i know what we are doing and even after all that i dont feel prepared and i know we have a whole family to lean on if the going gets tough!!!! I cant imagine just going like that and living in a hotel im scared doing it properly!!!

[Sarren]

Originally Posted by Charley

My fella was born in cyprus and all his family live out there, we have know we want to move back for four years and have been actively researching for 18months i have a million job sites, letting/estate agent link, links on schooling and health care, now i have come on this forum to try and make sure i know what we are doing and even after all that i dont feel prepared and i know we have a whole family to lean on if the going gets tough!!!! I cant imagine just going like that and living in a hotel im scared doing it properly!!!

Yep, we have been quizzing people at my missus' university, friends, family, businesses, job sites and now you guys. We intend to be armed to the hilt, and despite my parents offering us accomodation for about two months once we land we still might hit some snags. I have lived on and visited the island for many years, I know the people, culture, some of the language and a great deal of the sites and sounds, but I still don't expect to waltz in and have an easy ride.
We have no mortgage to tie us down, we should have our debts cleared by the time we go and we are both quite skilled and qualified people, but still there is always the chance that something might hapen to sink the boat. We fully intend to have a contingency plan should everything fall through.

Going gung-ho like the aforementioned is pure lunacy and I bet that after the first few days those two realised what they had done and probably didn't even enjoy their stay. A real shame. Listen to everyone, research everything, take nothing for granted.

[teandto]

This is my first post on here so hi Everyone.

Me and my husband are moving to Cyprus in 6 weeks. Its all very exciting and whilst I agree that some people don't do enough research and expect to land on their feet, some times you just have to take a jump.

We currently both earn good money in full time jobs, we have 2 houses, (1 currently rented out) and yet we only have around £300 a month to live on after we've paid the bills. We've got hard times here so hard times in Cyprus can't be any worse!

I lived and worked in Ayia Napa for 3 years when I was younger and have some experience at living there on a shoestring. As long as we can afford a roof over our heads and food in our bellies then that'll do for us. Maybe in a few years we'll be in a position to have a more comfortable lifestyle but in the meantime we're prepared to work day and night to make this work for us.

Yes we do have a gung-ho attitude but we're young, we're enthusiatic, we're willing to slum it a bit and who knows, it might just work!

[LINDYLOO52]

In reply to the last post i have to say enthusiasm is a good thing and you need that to make the initial move .. however... we did our research ... we both had jobs to come to and we found a place to rent before we let our home in the UK... but the reality is Cyprus is a small island and is suffering the effects of the economic recession in a big way... I lost my job as a midwife 8 weeks after starting and i have tried so many places to find a job and applied for so many posts from cleaners to babysitters to a waitress.. the fact is for every job i applied for so did hundreds of others..

We moved to a smaller place which was cheaper to rent .. have lived on my partners wages for the last 4 months and now we have no option to try and make our way back home.. Luckily my job in the UK is open for me as i secured a sabbatical year before we left

Have we any regrets.. No we dont... you have to try it to find out what it is like here... but i would say to anyone stay put for now ride the storm back in the Uk save up as much as you can to cover any eventuality's that may occur.. be realistic and be prepared that jobs are really hard to come by especially here in pafos

Just wanted to share this with you... not to be negative

Linda

[Charley]

Its all well and good being gun-ho but if you end up with nothing and end up coming home to nothing you are <in trouble>!!!

[teandto]

I see I've started a bit of controversy here.

if it doesn't work out in Cyprus, We'll try somewhere else. We won't be coming back to the UK though, thats for sure, our bills will only get higher and our incomes lower and it'll still be raining.

I'm lucky the firm I work for in the UK at the moment allows me to work anywhere in the world and still earn the same money I am earning in the UK. My husband has varied skills including sheep farming, fish farming, construction work, mechanic stuff, DIY, managing bars.

We have done a fair bit of research and we're not expecting things to be in any way easy. We know the job market is depleted, houses are expensive and the cost of living is not low. We love a challenge!