The great urban exodus: ‘Down From London’ Crowd Flee Cities, Send British Country Estate Sales Soaring
If the policy hints coming from New York politicians and leaders in other cities are any indication the people who fled to the hills in the spring and summer made the right decision.
Of course some people have no choice but to stay in the city.
(From Zerohedge)
Following trends in York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago, wealthy so-called ‘Down-from-London’ers have reassessed their living situation in urban areas and moved to the countryside due to the virus pandemic.
Bloomberg reports Londoners who generally have a large house in the London metro area and a cottage in the suburbs have flipped tradition upside down, with their principal residence now in the country, opting for a smaller flat in the city. They also said, “the global rich triggered a 1,900% sales surge for UK country estates this year.”
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