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Colleagues and friends of mine from the UK have recently been applying and in (I think) all cases being granted permanent residency here in Germany. Germany see

by jamil7 7y ago

Colleagues and friends of mine from the UK have recently been applying and in (I think) all cases being granted permanent residency here in Germany. Germany seems pretty happy to pick up skilled workers especially in tech.

joezydeco 7y ago
The other week I was visiting family outside of Frankfurt. They're in a sleepy commuter suburb which hasn't seen any new construction in decades. This visit, I could count multiple large apartment/condo buildings being erected around town. The locals told me that downtown Frankfurt is getting too expensive to live so people are moving outward. We knew the financial types were already fleeing London for France and Germany. This seems to confirm that it's accelerating.
- growlist 7y ago
  > We knew the financial types were already fleeing London for France and Germany. This seems to confirm that it's accelerating. Unless you can prove otherwise this simply isn't the case, a quick Google yielding the following news headlines: 'Germany angry Brexit ‘exodus did not happen’ – study shows London continues to lead' 'Bankers Don’t Flee London, Despite Exodus Predictions Mass departures from U.K.’s financial center so far haven’t happened' 'The Brexit exodus that never was Frankfurt – not as appealing as it first appeared Doom-mongers predicted a massive flight from the City. But it simply didn’t happen.'
- AlbertoGP 7y ago
  I don’t think that’s because of any exodus from Britain: I’ve seen such developments happening in various regions in Germany (where I live) and also renovation of houses that had not been touched in the decade prior. I can’t tell whether it’s the main factor, but a big contributor at least is the lack of returns on other investments. There are big amounts of savings in Germany, and they have been diverted more and more towards real state in the last, say, five years.
Nextgrid 7y ago
Just wondering how is the tech scene there? I'm considering leaving the UK (regardless of any politics, it's because the contractor market is now dead thanks to some tax changes) but I'm not sure where to go. Would appreciate any advice.
- jamil7 7y ago
  It depends what you want to do exactly since German industry is quite siloed by area so you sort of have to know what you want and which places to look but in general the country has a strong engineering culture and appreciation.

by jamil7 7y ago

joezydeco 7y ago

The other week I was visiting family outside of Frankfurt. They're in a sleepy commuter suburb which hasn't seen any new construction in decades. This visit, I could count multiple large apartment/condo buildings being erected around town. The locals told me that downtown Frankfurt is getting too expensive to live so people are moving outward. We knew the financial types were already fleeing London for France and Germany. This seems to confirm that it's accelerating.

growlist 7y ago
> We knew the financial types were already fleeing London for France and Germany. This seems to confirm that it's accelerating. Unless you can prove otherwise this simply isn't the case, a quick Google yielding the following news headlines: 'Germany angry Brexit ‘exodus did not happen’ – study shows London continues to lead' 'Bankers Don’t Flee London, Despite Exodus Predictions Mass departures from U.K.’s financial center so far haven’t happened' 'The Brexit exodus that never was Frankfurt – not as appealing as it first appeared Doom-mongers predicted a massive flight from the City. But it simply didn’t happen.'
AlbertoGP 7y ago
I don’t think that’s because of any exodus from Britain: I’ve seen such developments happening in various regions in Germany (where I live) and also renovation of houses that had not been touched in the decade prior. I can’t tell whether it’s the main factor, but a big contributor at least is the lack of returns on other investments. There are big amounts of savings in Germany, and they have been diverted more and more towards real state in the last, say, five years.

Nextgrid 7y ago

Just wondering how is the tech scene there? I'm considering leaving the UK (regardless of any politics, it's because the contractor market is now dead thanks to some tax changes) but I'm not sure where to go. Would appreciate any advice.

jamil7 7y ago
It depends what you want to do exactly since German industry is quite siloed by area so you sort of have to know what you want and which places to look but in general the country has a strong engineering culture and appreciation.