Area Orientations

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This is a customised pre-assignment visit to provide an overview of life in a new destination. The Search Consultant collects the client (and their family) by car and drives around the chosen areas.

This trip can include a sampling of housing options or schools in the location.

Orientation visits are often the determining factor in a
client's decision-making process. Included is a:

UK overview: brief insight into British culture and way of life, socioeconomic history and trends, the media, the legal system, political and economic climate, weather, holidays and traditions, banking, utilities, driving regulations

Local area overview: housing, healthcare, education, shopping, local authority services, public and private transport, parks, places of worship, sites of historic or educational interest, leisure facilities, distances from airports / major cities
Information pack including e.g.: guide book to living in the UK, maps, Highway Code, local newspaper, area handbooks
Viewings of appropriate properties in key target areas
Information about local schools, tour and external viewings of appropriate schools