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@VintageJon
I lived in London briefly when we got married in the late 90s. I loved working with kiwis and Australians, life was good fun mixing with folk from the Antipodes, where my wifes from. Having been raised in Surrey and going to church back there we decided to move there and have stayed. Our town, where Im 5th generation has become a place where people move to from London for the easy trains, m25 access and Ofstead outstanding schools. Its whacked up prices hard and its become like a mini Fulham. I had a girlfriend who was renting a place here in 92 and the house was worth 70 grand then, 650 grand now, just silly. 2 up 2 down semi. Yes its nice and green, Surrey hills are great and the country pubs are plenty and pleasent but its getting silly. The school i went to as a kid had 1000 kids , now 1700. The catchment areas are controlling house prices and if you are in the wrong road thats it bad school! People are rude on the roads, no courtesy or thanks when you give way. Just glad we bought when we did, Id like to move to the country but the traffic coming back into the town is now buisy in the mornings and wife likes biking the kids to school in 5 mins so we will stay put for a few more years. London has a novelty factor for me and I will always remember my 3 years commuting by van into Little Venice and working in some of the most exclusive areas and houses.