[bitL]

I knew a woman in her 50s in London that was commuting daily 6 hours from one of the outskirts to another outskirt on the opposite side for a low-paying SWEng job. Frankly, why do people even bother moving to London/UK? Unless you are a finance person, a money-laudering crook from abroad or a top-school PhD in a hot field, your prospects are slim.

[yardie]

Given their age and the commute I can imagine the company was in the city center, which was an ideal commute. Then, later, relocated to the city outskirts, an unideal commute. If she owns her home she may not want to move and sell.

[csomar]

> Unless you are a finance person, a money-laudering crook from abroad or a top-school PhD in a hot field

That's a very accurate description of London.

[darrenf]

There's almost 9 million people here, y'know.

[antihero]

Well the sensible option there would be to move which outskirt you work nearest? If she was going from outskirt to outskirt, why not like, go and live on the outskirt she was working in?

Luckily there's a lot of tech work is in or close to the East (Shoreditch, City), so I can live in the South East.

If I had to commute to west, I'd probably look to move to the outskirts on the west.

[bitL]

Unless you have a mortgage in one of those opposite outskirts and can't afford to switch...

[antihero]

Rent it out then?