More Britons Living Abroad to Escape Rising Crime

Recently (June 2007) when the director of the UK based Victims of Crime Trust stated that “Britain is one of the most dangerous countries in the western world,” the Royal Bank of Scotland surveyed the nation and determined that up to 52% of Britons want to move abroad to find a better quality of life.

Apparently more Britons are living abroad to escape rising crime already, and many of their compatriots are planning on doing the same - and who can blame them with the Victims of Crime Trust stating quite categorically that “millions in Britain live in fear of crime” following on from yet another weekend of stabbings, shootings and fatal criminal incidents across the nation?

Norman Brennan who is the director of the Victims of Crime Trust made the above comments after a weekend when eight people were killed in extreme violent attacks in England alone. His comments and the weekend of violence were the backdrop to the Bank of Scotland survey which discovered that 52% of all those living in London have actively contemplated living abroad with 8% of those surveyed already having secured their home overseas ready for their relocation.

If you’re finding life in the UK is tough with violent crime rising and the standard of living declining and you’re actively exploring your relocation options, Alanya Home can assist you. We have sections of our website given over to valuable advice – these sections contain essential expatriate information about moving to Alanya, Turkey.

We hope sincerely that you are not affected by crime in the UK – although Norman Brennan points out that for every single person killed in a violent incident in the United Kingdom, 300 people are directly affected – but whatever reasons you have for wanting to escape from the UK and discover a brand new life here in Alanya, we will help you every step of the way.

Quality of Life Driving Retirees to Expatriate and Live Abroad

A brand new, in depth survey has been conducted by a think tank working for a leading foreign exchange specialist to determine just how many British people are planning on retiring abroad, and also the driving reasons behind their plans to expatriate when they retire.

The findings of the report are striking and quite conclusive; of those surveyed 67% are planning on moving abroad at least by the time they retire, and of that 67% a whopping 83% said it was quality of life driving retires to expatriate and live abroad because the quality of life achievable in the UK has declined significantly in the past ten years.

It is apparent that these sorts of survey are being conducted by think tanks and industries related to emigration, buying property or moving money abroad more and more regularly as questions relating to the UK’s immigration and emigration policies are raised by the general public and the media.

It seems it’s all very well the government saying more people arrive than leave and that the UK is therefore not suffering from a brain drain or an economic decline brought on by fewer people paying into the exchequer’s coffers – but it’s hard to see this as positive news in the face of the fact that 67% of a broad target group of 3,000 people surveyed are planning on leaving the UK at least by retirement. And of that 67%, a decidedly decisive 89% believe that not only has the standard of living declined in the UK in the past ten years, but that in the future it will further deteriorate.

Other significant factors raised by the survey as being reasons key to a respondent’s decision to expatriate and live abroad were: -

Bad weather
Rising violent crime
High cost of living
High cost of property
High levels of immigration

Why Britons Expatriate and Live Abroad

The British Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has just completed extensive studies into what made the typical British expatriate want to move abroad and start a new life in the first place and what factors continue to inspire Britons to live overseas - the findings of the report are fascinating.

Migrant patterns to and from the UK since the mid 1960s have been studied and analyzed by the Institute for their report, and according to their findings nowadays almost one in ten British citizens chooses to live abroad and one in four of those expatriating are young and skilled professionals. However the Institute is quick to point out that according to their findings Britain is not suffering from a brain drain nor do the very high numbers of those moving abroad or already living abroad suggest that Britain is no longer a good country to live in.

Quite the contrary in fact…the IPPR’s take on Britain’s emigrating population is that the nation is now so economically strong that its citizens are affluent enough to be able to afford to live their dream of a new life in a nation where presumably the sun shines more often and there is less crime! In addition, a strong British economy is luring in high numbers of international and skilled migrants who fill the gap created by the skilled professionals migrating away from the UK.

We like this positive angle that the IPPR have chosen to take!

According to their figures and statistics the numbers of Britons emigrating at the moment are on a par with the peak witnessed in the UK back in the mid to late 1960s, numbers have shot up from 53,000 in 2001 to 107,000 in 2005 and currently around 2,000 Brits pack their bags and leave their homeland behind every single week of the year. Since just 2003 the number of Brits actively planning or dreaming of a new life abroad has doubled with around five and a half million Britons already living overseas as permanent expats; a further half a million Brits live temporarily overseas, there are 41 nations in the world with 10,000 plus Brits residing in them and over the past forty years an average of 67,500 more Brits have left the UK than have returned each year.

Of all the nations Britons decide to move to none have such an active migration flow as Britain so why do Britons expatriate and live abroad?

Well, from our humble research and from the common comments we have heard, the weather and rising crime statistics are top of everyone’s list – added to this are common complaints about the cost of housing, the cost of living and the cost and hassle of commuting in the UK.

Our findings and feelings match those reported in a recent BBC survey about why Brits would like to live abroad. The most important reasons given as to why Britons expatriate and live abroad in the BBC poll were to achieve a better quality of life, to have better weather, to have a lower cost of living with 12% surveyed stating categorically that they did not like what Britain had become…so while we’re certain the IPPR’s opinions that more Brits are leaving because they can afford to is accurate, we are also certain that there is more than just money behind the decision to leave the UK…

Thinking About Living Abroad? You’re not ALONE!

If you’re thinking about living abroad then you’re really not alone. A new survey by NatWest Bank on the subject has revealed some startling findings – for example, among one particular age group of Britons surveyed almost three out of four respondents were determined to escape their fast paced and stressful lives for an idyllic overseas haunt.

NatWest commissioned the survey of British residents to try and determine just how strong the lure of a new life abroad is, and what exactly is fuelling this desire among Britons to expatriate. The survey’s findings prove that if you are thinking about living abroad or have already made the move overseas then you’re not alone and be prepared for your neighbours, family and friends to all be joining you soon!

At a time of the year when the nights get longer, the temperatures drop lower and the amount of sunshine available in Britain is at minimum levels it’s common for the British to start surfing sites and brochures and looking at beautiful holiday destinations as a means of escape. The number of holidays booked in the winter months is huge and since buying a property abroad has become a favourite pastime for the Brits, it is also the most popular time of the year for enquiries to be made and viewing trips to be booked.

This fact may mean that of those surveyed, more were suffering from the effects of bad weather syndrome and more actively considering escaping the British shores than they might in the spring and summer for example – but even with this factored in, the results are striking. The respondents were broken down into categories based on their age and it was the 30 – 50 year old age group most actively seeking or at least considering a new life abroad.

72% of 30 – 50 year old Britons who took part in the NatWest Bank survey said that they would consider a permanent life as an expatriate and overall the survey deduced that one in three UK residents want to escape the hectic nature of their lives and find a relaxed lifestyle overseas.

Does this say more about the British in general? After all we are a nation that enjoys travelling and exploring…or does it say more about the culture in Britain that has really begun to take hold in the last ten years? The culture that deems we should all work until we’re fit to drop and then have enough put by so that we’re not a drain on the state, where working a 40 hour week is for wimps and commuting half way across the country is the norm as no one can afford property in the areas where the majority of employment opportunities present themselves? Hard to say – but one thing’s for sure, if the British do expatriate at the rates indicated in the NatWest survey - could the last one out turn off the lights please?!

I N V E S T M E N T S U C C E S S

A N D R E F E R E N C E S

Aydın Ertem (Turkey)

Investment success:
Bought an apartment with Alanya Home in December 2004 for TL 53'000'000'000.- (YTL 53'000.-)
In September 2005 we had an offer to sell for Euro 90'000.- (approx. YTL 147'500.-)
Gain within 10 months: YTL 94'000.- or 177% !

Eckard.Roemer@t-online.de (Deutschland)
Fax: 00492463905884

Immobilienkauf in der Türkei, ist absolute Vertrauenssache

Immobilienkauf in der Türkei, ist absolute Vertrauenssache

Nach mehr als zweieinhalbjähriger Suche sich wir endlich fündig geworden.

Alle Art von Wohnungen und Häusern hat man uns angeboten, von der Luxussuite bis zur Ruine. Innerhalb geschlossener Anlagen, Wohnungen mitten in der Wüste und auch Stadtwohnungen, 3km vom Meer entfernt, zu jedem Preis, natürlich immer mit astronomischen Preisvorstellungen und ohne jeden Skupel.

Anders wars bei einem türkischen Makler, der sich wirklich bemüht hat, nichts vorenthält, den Eigentümer preisgibt, um selbst Preisverhandlungen zu führen und worauf es eigentlich ankommt: ehrlich ist. MEHMET ÖZKAN. Bei ihm haben wir durch Zufall auf dem Weg is Hotel, - wiedermal nach einer enttäuschenden Besichtigung -, unsere Wohnung im Schaufenster seines Büros gesehen.

Heute sind wir froh, gerade mit ihm ins Geschäft gekommen zu sein. Es lief alles nach Plan, man wurde korrekt behandelt und der finanzielle Teil wurde seriös abgewickelt. Zu viele dubiose Geschäftemacher tummeln sich gerade auf diesem Markt herum.

Und wem kann man vertrauen??!!

Bei unseren Aufenthalten in Alanya kommen wir öfter an seinem Büro vorbei – allerdings nicht ohne Tee getrunken zu haben.

Jens Christian Dalgaard Poulsen,

Adalgade1
Lihme
Dk-1860 Spøttrup

DENMARK

phone 0045 97 56 03 70 e mail: bodilpoulsen@privat.dk

Investment success:
Bought an apartment with Alanya Home in October 2004. Total investion after renovation and furnishing: Euro 39'000.-
Apartment sold in August 2005: Euro 59'000.-
Gain of the investment in 10 months: Euro 20'000.- or 66%

Mr. William Albert Ball

Bluebell Farm Earls Croome

WR8 9DJ Worcester

phone 0044 16 84 59 25 60 e mail wbmts@btopenworld.com

Investment success:
Bought an apartment with Alanya Home in November 2004. Total investition after renovation (by Alanya Home) Euro 50'000.-
Market price November 2006: Euro 80'000.-
Gain of the investment in 1 year: Euro 30'000.- or 60%