Looking for friends who have moved to Rhodes

dave/dawn · #1 (**permalink**) 23rd April 2008, 03:05 PM

Hi
My husband dave and myself dawn (both 44yrs old) are looking for someone to chat with on here who is living in rhodes. We are hoping to move in next few years and have lots of questiions. We are looking in the ixia area to live and wondered what it was like off season? is there anything to do or does the place become a ghost town? that is just one question.
How easy is it to fly from rhodes airport to gatwick during the winter months? also looking to rent for a year before we purchase a home. Would like to know if anyone knows best place to look at for rentals long term? and what roughly are the prices?

Dawn

MichelleAlison · #2 (**permalink**) 23rd April 2008, 08:13 PM

Hi Dawn,

Have you looked at the Greece country forum? You might find somebody there to chat to.

Regards

Michelle

synthia · #3 (**permalink**) 24th April 2008, 12:01 AM

Hi! Moved you here where you have a better chance of finding people living in Rhodes, or living in Greece that know something about Rhodes.

Expats Mum · #4 (**permalink**) 15th July 2008, 09:33 PM

Hi,
My daughter has just moved to Afandou (south of Rhodes Town) and has found rental prices quite cheap compared to British ones - their 2 bed flat is about 280 euro pm. As far as I know, getting to Gatwick is direct in Winter, it's Birmingham you have to go via Athens! It's a beautiful place to live but the inhabitants work VERY hard during the summer - 7 days a week usually - as most places close down after October.

anne4boots · #5 (**permalink**) 17th September 2008, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by dave/dawn

Hi
My husband dave and myself dawn (both 44yrs old) are looking for someone to chat with on here who is living in rhodes. We are hoping to move in next few years and have lots of questiions. We are looking in the ixia area to live and wondered what it was like off season? is there anything to do or does the place become a ghost town? that is just one question.
How easy is it to fly from rhodes airport to gatwick during the winter months? also looking to rent for a year before we purchase a home. Would like to know if anyone knows best place to look at for rentals long term? and what roughly are the prices?

Dawn

Hi Dawn we are phasing our move to rhodes over the next couple of years

anne4boots · #6 (**permalink**) 17th September 2008, 10:39 AM

Hi Dawn we are phasing our move over the next couple of years. We bought a villa there in 2006 and rent it out, so travel back and forth over the year. We hope to spend half time here and half there once we retire. If it goes well,, maybe buy a small second home there and downsize in the UK. Tried to sell our house in U K this year to downsize but property market was hopeless so had to change tack. Let me know how you get on though. Best wishes anne.

Howard Lewis · #7 (**permalink**) 26th September 2008, 10:15 PM

Hi

I have just bought a place out in Rhodes so would be nice to chat.

Howard

Howard Lewis · #8 (**permalink**) 26th September 2008, 10:18 PM

I read you coment about selling your house in the Uk to buy in Rhodes. There are companies that will buy your house in the UK in exchange for property in Rhodes. I sold my property in exchange for 3 appartments. It was great and they paid for all the legals.Howard

miragev · #9 (**permalink**) 22nd February 2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dave/dawn

Hi
My husband dave and myself dawn (both 44yrs old) are looking for someone to chat with on here who is living in rhodes. We are hoping to move in next few years and have lots of questiions. We are looking in the ixia area to live and wondered what it was like off season? is there anything to do or does the place become a ghost town? that is just one question.
How easy is it to fly from rhodes airport to gatwick during the winter months? also looking to rent for a year before we purchase a home. Would like to know if anyone knows best place to look at for rentals long term? and what roughly are the prices?

Dawn

hi i'm from the uk i now actually live in ixia ..
all the tourist places close at the end of october but all the normal shops are open it's npt to quiet there are place to go at night if you like to go out

i'm currently renting a 3 bedroomed house i pay 520 euro a month

there are no direct flights to the uk in the winter the last flight is usually around the second week of november this year they are starting the first week of april
but you can still catch a flight from rhodes to athens then onwards to the uk

cuz62 · #10 (**permalink**) 25th February 2009, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Howard Lewis

I read you coment about selling your house in the Uk to buy in Rhodes. There are companies that will buy your house in the UK in exchange for property in Rhodes. I sold my property in exchange for 3 appartments. It was great and they paid for all the legals.Howard

have you or anyone else got a link to this or other companys that offer this exchange service
paul