I'm giving serious consideration to moving out of London for good. I'm tired of sharing houses with people I don't know and don't particularly like at times. Yet on the salary my job or similar jobs to mine pay I could probably only afford to live alone in a trout heap part of town and even then it'd kill my social life completely. I've been looking at towns in particular I looked at Nottingham, this city would be far cheaper to live in and based on the wages of a similar job to mine even outside of London, it'd be paying the same which means I can afford to live alone (all told, a 1 bed flat and council tax comes to what I pay for a room every month. Add in 100 - 150 for utility bills and food, you're still looking at a far cheaper solution than London. It's just a matter now of convincing myself to get up and do it and also to explore the option of transferring office to Nottingham and becoming a consultant.