The Exodus has begun!

[HEADRAT]

Hi,

Seems like a record number of people ditching London to move into the sticks:

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/cambridgeshire-areas-ditching-london-move-18785199

a colleague from work put their house up in Houghton (nr Huntingdon) on Saturday morning and received an offer they accepted on Sunday afternoon, the family from London didn't even come and view (her house is gorgeous though).

I honestly think we will define our lives pre/post COVID, only having to visit "the office" maybe once a week or "on demand", anybody else thinking about ditching the smoke post COVID?

THanks

HEADRAT

 

[HEADRAT]

So in the same period as the mass exodus to Cambridgeshire more people from Cambridgeshire moved to London......

Yeah but people are always moving from Cambridge to London, there is nothing new there, the move the other way its what is exceptional

 

[HEADRAT]

I think it's the same for all the 'local' news outlets to be quite honest, basically the same article on Bristol's site : https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/record-numbers-people-leaving-london-4428864
They run the same article every year or so as well so I'd take it with a pinch of salt.

I'd agree but as I say a colleague just a "real world experience", I guess it could happen at any time but there is certainly a lot of pent up demand atm, it's not just a local news thing.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-h...t-in-11-years-as-lockdown-lifts-idUKKCN24W108

https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/...er-lockdown-righmove-home-buying-a138196.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...mber-buyers-leaving-London-Home-Counties.html (sorry Daily Fail, I feel dirty now)

https://www.theguardian.com/money/c...ove-house-city-centre-covid-19-housing-market