It suits my needs.”Moore is one of a growing number of people who are leaving the capital each year. Parents are leaving London faster than at any time in recent memory. “People who can’t afford a house in London, families who want more space, people downsizing. “Because London has so self-evidently been the financial capital and business capital of Europe, and in some ways the world, people put up with the inconveniences of life. “If people moving out of London are also choosing to move to Birmingham or Leeds, as well as Crawley or Brighton, I think that’s very positive.”Because although more people are leaving London, more people are arriving too.

Source: The Guardian June 29, 2019 15:56 UTC