Young Londoners are fleeing to smaller cities
The mayors Londoners say the number of inhabitants of the city will grow brutally for decades to come, but an analysis developed by the Office for National Statistics shows that from June 2013 to 2014, about 58,220 people between the 30 and 39 years have left the capital, the largest number ever and an increase of 10% compared to 2010.According to the entity, the young Londoners are to settle in smaller cities and regions. Still, and how the numbers are based on records of the NHS (National Healths Service (national health service), may not include all young people who have left the city.The Guardian advances that the drastic increase London house prices since June 2013 helped accelerate this migration. Today, the average price of a house in London is € 500,000 ($ 1.5 million), compared with € 230,000 ($ 730,000) in the rest of the country.The favourite destination of young Londoners is Birmingham (pictured), which attracted 5,480 Londoners June 2012-June 2013. The next Bristol, Manchester, Nottingham and Oxford.Another of the arguments for this migration of Londoners is the balance between work and social life. Many of these young people are new parents, who seek to have more time for you and your family, and who migrated to London to complete his university education.On the other hand, the British regional economies see with good eyes these new professionals, which a decade ago would never dream of getting out of the British capital."Young people can be attracted, at the beginning of their careers, with a job in London, but then recognize that there are opportunities in other cities. We are starting to see the benefits of the takeover, particularly for jobs with more specific skills, "explained Ed Cox, director of the think-tank IPPR.In Portugal, Lisbon continues to focus on some specific professions, grabbing every year thousands of young graduates. Does this decentralization may one day British be trend in Portugal, or the difference in size between English and Portuguese major cities will not allow it?Foto: brianac37/Creative Commons
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