Moved out in 2013, the jury's still out, but I think it's essentially a people question for me.

Family and friends are mostly in London, so I'm moving back as soon as work permits.

"The fox has his den. The bee has his hive. The stoat, has, uh... his stoat-hole... but only man chooses to make his nest in an investment opportunity.” Stewart Lee

Still debating. Heart wants to stay in London though. My girls are settled at school/nursery and I earn a decent wage.

But the fact I could bugger off to Edinburgh and have a spacious flat in a very nice area and still be virtually mortgage free due to the ludicrous increase in London property prices over the last few years is a definite positive.

My parents are there so free regular childcare and I can walk to work (or at worst have a half hour bus/tram ride) wherever I am going would definitely also be a plus.

Think we'd keep the house here and rent for a while to see whether we liked it if we did make the move. Given I have no more family in London and my missus doesn't have much either, once we go I can't see us coming back much.

"It's almost like a moral decision. Except not really cos noone is going to find out," Jez, Peep Show

I've always thought about Caymans etc. but the missus isn't interested in moving that far away from her family. She thinks London/Edinburgh is far enough. So my idea of sipping a cocktail while overlooking the beach from my office window is out of the .... um ... window.

"It's almost like a moral decision. Except not really cos noone is going to find out," Jez, Peep Show

This sums it up perfectly for me too, I moved out of croydon nearly 4 yrs ago and ain't looked back.

Admittedly part of me does miss the hustle and bustle and some good mates who are still there and mum who is moving near me soon anyway but I'm a 1.45 minute drive back so it's not too far away.

If I were you I would look at counties outside of the M25.

I moved out of London 11 years ago , still there are times I miss the hustle and bustle , the thing I missed most at first were seeing Red buses everywhere lol , but life on the whole is much better out here in Sussex

Moved out of Upper Grove in 1981.

In those days, in rural Oxfordshire, you could get in the car and drive around virtually all day in top gear.

34 years later, and I can scarcely get into top gear at all.

And the thought of driving into London... well, fills me with dread.

So my advice would be, do it - just don't go back too often.