| Comment | I wasn't living in London before hand and tbh, even if i had, the income I can demand would have been decided because of the skill and experience I have. The main reason i physically moved the last time was to try a new city and broaden horizons - 2 things that kinda died in lockdown.
I get what you're trying to argue, but it completely misses a point and i will argue you are totally wrong. If a job can be done from anywhere then the playing field is entirely shifted. That is now and the future.
For those with the right skills they will be able to take advantage from anywhere. This is a significant opportunity for many people, not everyone can move away, many students in Glasgow can potentially stay here, contributing more to the city. Even villages and towns that have shrinking pools of young skilled workers and families may with the right infrastructure begin to flourish again.
The issue with the rent market and property in general isn't people moving and living their lives. It was the financialisation of property to be treated as an asset rather than a home. The poor are being crushed by the wealth of the wealthy, for example, a significant pool of property being constructed at present as Buy to Let "cash investors only" and high end student accommodation. |
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