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Uk Migration 'at Record Levels' 24/05/2008
The number of people choosing to leave the UK and live abroad has reached record levels, experts have revealed. According to official statistics, nearly two million British nationals have emigrated during the last decade. Commenting on the figures, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said these are the highest ever recorded. This is despite the fact that larger proportions of the population have moved overseas at various points in Britain's history, such as during the mid-19th century. Jill Rutter, senior researcher at the IPPR, commented: "This is the numerically highest emigration ever." Speaking to the Guardian, she added that the growing popularity of living abroad is partly due to increased personal wealth in Britain. Earlier this week, Conservative... more

Overseas Property 'eyed By Britons' 14/03/2008
Increasing numbers of Britons are eyeing up property investment opportunities abroad as they look to indulge in some cheaper, sunnier, stress-free living. Research conducted by Foreign Currency Direct shows that ten million UK people are looking to buy a property in another country, such as Spain, in the next year and four million of these would like to live in their overseas home permanently. Some 14 per cent of those looking to purchase abroad were first-time buyers, suggesting that high prices in the UK are encouraging them to look elsewhere. In addition, 33 per cent of respondents said crime levels at home would prompt them to move abroad for good and 31 per cent said they would do so to escape the gloomy British weather. "Buying property overseas is still an excellent... more