The British Leave Home in Record Numbers to Live Overseas
Beth Collingz, Overseas Sales Director, PLC International Marketing Networks, for Pacific Concord Properties Incs Lancaster Brand of Condotels in the Philippines said a closer look at the figures released by the UKs Office for National Statistic showed that of those who left last year 196000 were British citizens while 189000 were long term migrants who had been living in the UK for more than a year.
The surprising emigration figures begs the question why are people leaving in such numbers. Surprisingly it seems that one of the main reasons for the British to pack their bags is the British weather. Sun starved Brits have had a very wet summer and the grey skies which are meant to be blue have hardly appeared
Collingz advises: Brits are familiar with the idea that we only have two seasons – the winter and July. It seems that this year, with the terrible weather we have experienced in July and throughout the summer, many people are not prepared to sit through a year-long winter.
Recent research from PLCs UK client base found that favorable weather is a key reason consumers give for...