Property News · November 6, 2017

Meet the 20-somethings priced out of London, leaving for a new life elsewhere


Starting over in a different part of the UK is the choice of an ever-growing number of younger people. Suzanne Bearne looks at why they movedAnyone standing in a lengthy queue waiting for a sandwich at lunchtime in London would be forgiven for daydreaming about the prospect of a quieter life, running their own coffee shop by the sea, or opening an antique shop selling vintage classics. It is of little surprise, then, that Londoners are increasingly moving out of the city as they buy up cheaper homes and start families in areas like Bristol, Leeds and Margate. More surprising, however, is the number of people still in their 20s who are choosing to leave the capital.Fed up with extortionate rents and hoping to improve their quality of life, many 20-somethings are bucking the tradition of enjoying big city life during their younger years and instead moving to cheaper areas where they can work remotely while enjoying lunchtime swims and midweek days off. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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