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Discovering the U.K.
However, you may need to drive further to work, to access stores and services, to participate
in cultural activities, and to attend sporting events.
Partner’s Employment Location
If your accompanying partner will be planning to work in the UK considering potential work
locations and commuting distance will be important.
Types of Rental Housing
The following are descriptions of the types of rental housing typically available in the U.K.
Your consultant will advise on the housing options and price ranges available in your
destination area.
Georgian homes
, from the era 1740-1830, are
characteristically robust yet elegant buildings that feature
clean and symmetrical lines, pale woodwork and spacious
interiors, and are typically terraced. The kitchen is large and
open, and usually the fireplace is the central feature of the
room.
Victorian homes
came into style between 1837-1901. They
are generally more modest than Georgian homes, but soon
developed features that define them from previous terraced
styles. Bay windows, decorative porches, and shaped barge
boards inside the roof were small alterations that meant that
the homes catered for not only the rich, but also the new
“middling classes” as well as the poor. Victorian homes are
typically small and terraced.
Edwardian homes
emerged from 1901-1910 when the new middle
classes desired homes with a little more space and began to move
to the suburbs, usually around train lines, and with no longer a
need for a servant’s quarters. The home was becoming a more
informal place, and homeowners were beginning to look for building
quality in a home, rather than searching out of necessity.
Most
Mews houses
were originally built throughout the 17th to 19th
centuries as stables with accommodation above for servants.
Today, they are restored into modern houses, often with a garage,
serving as homes on quiet streets or alleys away from main roads.
Mews houses are highly desirable properties as they are
usually pretty and modern, in central locations nearby to all
the necessities, all the while tucked away in a small and
charming community.