pmsumner

Move ASAP, but only if you have a job where you're relocating to. With 8 weeks to go, and assuming 28 days' notice at your current job, that means getting a new job offer and handing in your notice 3-4 weeks from now.

The schedule's tight for the above!

Alternatively, if your employer (I'm thinking holding company or head office) has a location and vacancy further South, then you're not under such time pressures, as a relocation could happen internally at shorter notice. However, you might find yourself at weeks 3 and 4 needing the contingency of a move to another employer entirely (especially if due process at your existing employer takes a long time), as by that point, you'll have to be looking for a new contract on another flat.

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