Recently, The Daily Telegraph reported in this fascinating article how many Britons are leaving the UK to find their fortunes further afield.  The Economist has  already provided some interesting analysis about this trend. Notably, doctors, teachers and engineers were the types of people most likely to flee the UK.  It may not have had a direct effect, but as these types of people can fall within the key-worker category, I wonder how much of an impact this key worker housing policy is really having?  After all, if as The Economist says,  ”a Briton can now purchase most of Phoenix for the price of a Chelsea broom closet“  then why would they want to hang around some second rate leasehold flat here?  Also, considering some of the most popular destinations cited int he article include Australia and America where the stress of dealing with English leasehold law does not exist, moving abroad is an understandably tempting option.

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