A couple who left their home in Kyiv after the Russian invasion of Ukraine have returned to the war-torn country due to the cost of housing in the UK.
They said while rent had gone up in the some parts of the country "coming from the UK it's still really affordable". The couple, who met while they were teaching English in Ukraine in 2019, came to the UK in February to escape the conflict in the country. He said they initially stayed with friends and family before looking for a home in either Sheffield or Nottingham, but said they were met with "terrible" housing conditions, high costs and rental requirements they could not meet."We doubled our budget and more ... we had a very strict list of requirements and we just kept going 'OK, well, compromise on this, compromise on this, compromise on this'.
Or is it they have been here for 6months and the amount they have had in benefits has set them up for life back in ukraine ?
Bluebell2201 Well that’s one to get them to return. Ukraine is huge. They don’t need to return to the ‘war’ zone,there’s plenty of other areas to reside.
See ya 👋
Do they want a lodger 🙃
In other news, mobile couple move to area more agreeable to the lifestyle they wish to fund.
Interesting when a country under invasion & suffering with privation is more palatable than Sheffield
Bye bye 👋 😘
Bye bye you won’t me missed