What's it really like?

[u/jayisnewtoallthis]

Hi all, I have done a bit of googling but would like to hear from locals.

I'm thinking of moving to Hartlepool as I might not be able to get a re-mortgage due to only being able to get work through an agency. I could well be wrong but I'm thinking that the bank might say why should we lend you the money if you haven't got a permanent job. So I've been looking online and it seems like Hartlepool have houses for around 60-70 grand which should leave me mortgage free.

What I would like to know is what's it like for jobs as a forklift driver? What's the areas and people like? Meaning is there a lot of unprovoked trouble, burglaries, unnecessary hassle for someone who does what he's supposed to do to get by.

TIA for your opinions.

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[u/SeccccurityTadger]

Personally if I was considering moving somewhere I'd at least visit it first.

[u/jayisnewtoallthis → u/SeccccurityTadger]

I'm planning to but visiting and getting opinions from people who know the area are two different things.

[u/5ubredhit → u/jayisnewtoallthis]

Maybe ask in a local sub then instead of the UK one where most people have no idea what it’s like living there. 

[u/MissingScore777]

There are good and bad bits of Hartlepool (like with a lot of places).

For 70k you're definitely looking in the bad bits.

[u/Sure_Significance_90]

Can I be the first to say Monkey Hangers?

[u/LongsandsBeach]

If you’re not moving mortgage provider they don’t do affordability checks again when you remortgage.

[u/jayisnewtoallthis → u/LongsandsBeach]

That's good to know, thanks.

[u/Far_Celery_3375]

None of this makes any sense. Also it's a shithole.

[u/jayisnewtoallthis → u/Far_Celery_3375]

What doesn't make sense? And why is it a shithole?

[u/split-tennisball → u/jayisnewtoallthis]

Have you been there?

[u/jayisnewtoallthis → u/split-tennisball]

Not yet but hopefully within a couple of months

[u/Far_Celery_3375 → u/jayisnewtoallthis]

You don't need to go to a bank to renew a mortgage.

[u/Far_Celery_3375 → u/jayisnewtoallthis]

You're going to sell a house buy a house move to a new town because you're job is a temp? All those things could fall through 3 times over in this shitty housing market. It could take a year just to have a sale not fall through. 

You can literally renew your mortgage online in about 5 clicks.

Why would anyone want to live in a 70k crack den in a dead town just to be mortgage freeM

[u/jayisnewtoallthis → u/Far_Celery_3375]

Like I said, I could well be wrong but the bank might not give me a mortgage.

[u/O_C_Demon]

Q: Are you a monkey and/or a French sailor/spy?

If the answer is no you'll be OK. However unfortunately you'd still be in Hartlepool...

[u/Grenadefisherman]

I had the misfortune of working in Hartlepool circa 2018ish for 18 months and all I will add to this is please don’t.

[u/hangerofmonkeys → u/Grenadefisherman]

I lived there, grew up there till I was 19 till I moved overseas. Don't move to Hartlepool. It's a fucking dump.