‘I had rose-tinted spectacles’: UK city dwellers on relocating during the pandemic

During the pandemic many people left cities such as London in search of more space but now it seems that the capital is back in favour. Photograph: oversnap/Getty Images/iStockphoto

London has once again become the most searched-for location on the property website Rightmove, with more than half of the people living there (58%) looking to stay rather than leave.

This comes five years after the start of the Covid pandemic, which prompted many people to seek an escape from city life in favour of more outdoor space to accommodate working remotely. This trend has since reversed with more employers asking workers to return to office working.