If you’re moving to London, England from Canada or America (or anywhere else for that matter), you might want to take a look at London Relocation Services. If you mention this blog, or my name, or Classroom Canada – they’ll give you a deal. I met with three members of their team, Anthony, Nick and Colleen, back in November to discuss what they do, and I absolutely LOVE this company.
Here’s why:
- They help you find a flat in 24 hours, from your arrival to the next day. This is such a brilliant way to help foreigners settle into London. It can take months on your own to find a good flat, and to weed through all the scams out there these days, so a company that guarantees they will find it in a day is amazing. And, their testimonials agree!
- They know what they’re doing, and how to find the best place for you, within your budget (within reason of course), and in safe, comfortable areas of London
- They show you 15 or more flats in one day. Crazy right? But it works. You’ll want one of them by the end of the day, and can usually move in the next day.
- I found them through blogging, so…well…that one is obvious. Of course I love them!
- They read the same business marketing books that I do (Seth Godin anyone? A little purple cow goes a long way).
- They enjoy coffee at the same restaurant in Notting Hill that I do. Need I say more?
- They’re down to earth, all round good people with really smart business sense.
- Colleen was a teacher just like me, and she’s from Chicago, my favourite American city (as of last month when I visited good friends there for the first time).
- They are expanding to include more staff and a larger office, which means business is going well. I like that too.
When I moved to London, there were no services like this, or none within my price range anyway (teaching isn’t exactly the best paying job out there!). So when I found this company through blogging, I thought it was such a great idea for all those Americans and Canadians who move to London and need a bit of help. Especially if you have a job that starts right away and don’t have the time to hunt around yourself. Makes perfect sense to me.
What do you think? Any other subjects you’d like me to cover here? Please share your thoughts below.
Victoria Westcott
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thank you for sharing this. it’s nice to have a guide to moving, as there are so many things up in the air.
do you happen to know of any Canadian (or US) social workers who have moved over? I’m trying to find reviews on various recruitment agencies.
Hi! Thanks for your comment.
That’s a very good question. I don’t actually know of any foreign social workers myself, but I do know nurses who have been recruited. They weren’t very impressed with their agencies – it seems across the board for nurse recruitment. My two cents? Teachers have been recruited to the UK for a while now, so that means more agencies popping up, and more competition for good teachers, which means we have all had to improve our services (thank goodness!). But for nurses, (and I imagine social workers, etc)- there isn’t much competition…not sure why not, but that’s what I gather from the folks I do know.
Keep on hunting – you’ll find something eventually! And maybe you will start a site like this one for foreign social workers once you’ve done it yourself? That would be very cool. Or, I could have you as a guest blogger on here one day to tell us all about the process & your experience.
Good luck!
Victoria