Facing sky-tall rent and extortionate childcare costs,Adrian Mackinder and his Danish wife decided to explore further afield. Copenhagen looked like the answer ...
In January my wife and I decided to try for a baby. By February we had a child on the way and we knew that by the end of the year everything would change. We lived in a minuscule one-bedroom flat in north London that couldnt fairly determine if it wanted to fall down, and we were paying £1300 a month in rent for the privilege. We were assured it was a wonderful price and looking around the rental market, and we discovered,sadly, that it was.
Suddenly we found ourselves having the conversation with friends approximately moving out of London: you explain how you dont want to, and but you feel you have no choice,you then spend the next hour convincing others (but mainly yourself) of the benefits of living in the suburbs.
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Source: theguardian.com