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  • And when you change your mind a few years later you'll find that you can't even buy the equivalent place before it was done up as London house prices have accelerated faster than everywhere else.

    (Had that happen to more than a few friends. The number that have successfully left London and not looked back are few and far between. Even then they're reminded that if they had stuck it out for a few more years they'd be looking at a larger pile or an even earlier retirement.)

  • If I left that there London or the southeast I'd be renting my 3 bed semi out and renting up north. Anything else would be madness

  • Income tax on rental income makes that a trickier choice than it once was. Which is good, obviously. But annoying for anyone living in London and keen to test the waters elsewhere....

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