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UK Tools & Resources
This page provides you with some information along with some
of the top websites to help you can find out information online
about various aspects of re-locating to the UK.
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Buying, Renting & Flat-Sharing
If you are moving to the UK, you will need to find somewhere
to live. Whether you are looking to buy or rent across the whole
of the UK, these are the websites to visit to find a flat, house
or bed-sit. Try these websites.
Want to Buy/Rent?
Property
Finder
Findaproperty.com
Hotproperty
Net
Lettings
Loot
Property
Rightmove
Flat Sharing?
Gumtree
Flatmateclick
Easy
Room Mate
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Temporary Accomodation
If you need to find somewhere temporary to stay, try the following
sites to find Hotels, B and B's or Hostels in London until you
get there and have a chance to find somewhere to live.
Hostels.com
Hotelfinder
Travel
Supermarket
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Airport Information
And when you arrive in the UK, what do you do? Most probably
you will arrive into one of the London airports - Heathrow,
Gatwick or Stanstead. So, it may be a good idea to visit their
sites to find out how to get to your next destination.
Heathrow
Airport
Gatwick
Airport
Stanstead
Airport
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Travel & Transport
If you need to travel by bus, coach, train or taxi, then these
websites may help you find out what you need :
National
Express
The
Train Line
Transport
for London
First
Group
National
Rail - + 44 (0)8457 484 950
Railair - + 44 (0)1189 579 425
Virgin
Trains - + 44 (0)8457 222 333
Tube
Information
Hotel
Link - for transfers from Heathrow to hotels
Taxis
If you need to hire a car or van, try the following:
Hertz
Budget-stansted
Avis
Europcar
National
Car
Alamo
And for your best routs to plan your journey, try these sites
to check a map and work out your most direct route.
The
AA
RAC
Multimap
If you however, want to buy a car, you best to look at the following
website or to buy their published books from the news agents.
Alternatively, why not check out your local papers for cars
adverts so you can find a car locally to where you are.
Autotrader
Exchange
and Mart
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Telecommunications
If you need to buy a phone, the Carphone warehouse is good place
to visit that will give you impartial advice on the phone tariffs
that could be best for you. Try the following network providers:
Carphonewarehouse
Orange
Vodafone
O2
Virgin
Mobile
3
Don't forget to look out for those mobile phones that have cheap
calls to Countries that you may be phoning home to.
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Opening a Bank Account
To open up a new Bank Account, you can contact any of the following
banks online or in the High Streets of most Towns/Cities. There
are plenty of others you can choose but these are the main ones.
HSBC
Nationwide
Barclays
NatWest
Loyds
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Healthcare
You need to register with a local doctor before you can receive
medical treatment. We suggest you do this before you get sick
as getting an appointment can be tricky. Visiting a doctor is
free on the NHS (National Health Service), providing that you
have obtained a National Insurance Number (NI) from the DSS
(Department of Social Security).
National
Health Service
Online
Doctor Service
Yell - to find your nearest doctor
NHS
Direct
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Other Questions You May Ask?
How can I keep in touch with others?
There are several email facilities if you have not gone already
- why not set up a hotmail, yahoo email account to keep in touch
with friends and family?
Hotmail
Yahoo
How far will my money go?
You can check how much your currency is worth by checking this currency
converter website. Just enter in the amount you have
and the currency and it will translate it into the currency
you decide.
Where can I find a doctor or a dentist?
If you want anything, please visit Yell.com - the Online Direcory that has an abundance of information.
You will find anything and everything here along with the telephone
number.
How can I find out what is going on in my local area, in
terms of entertainment - theatre, cinema, festivals etc?
There are several places to source this information, including
your local papers and magazines e.g. timeout.com.
However, try 'What's
on and When' to find out online the local events near you.
Can I buy foreign currency before I leave?
Of course you can. Form many providers including many of the
High Street banks, such as, HSBC, Natwest, RBS, Nationwide.
Also try Foreign
Currency Website.
If I want to learn new skills when I arrive where do I look?
For courses at College, University to study part, full or at
home you can visit the following sites to search for courses
and apply to them online.
Hotcourses
Learndirect
ICS
If I have a family and need to find a school, nursery or
childcare, where do I start?
Check this government
site which allows you to search in your local area.
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Jobs in the UK
If you are looking for a job in the UK, then we may be able
to help you to find one on TipTopJob.com. Please click on one
of the industry sectors below to find what Jobs in the UK we
have.
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