I hear what you are saying. I have since found that the company owns a number of compounds and we would be put in one of those. From what I understand, unless we wish to move to a higher standard our accommodation it will be fully paid for with the allowance. That sounds ok - as long as the accommodation is good enough. Unfortunately I have no idea where these compounds are or any details about them.

This talk about school run traffic has me a bit concerned but I guess we will have to take each step at a time. Perhaps when I have a location identified you could be kind enough to let me know what schools are closest. Of course I don't wish to choose a school merely by location but there are some practicalities that will come into play.

Thanks very much for your advice.