[fabian]

Hi Avery,
Oddly enough I have a South African expat friend who relocated from J'burg to London, then had a company transfer to NYC for a German stockbrokers. She hates the working atmosphere in New York and is going to resign soon and return to London or perhaps back to J'burg - she misses her sister and baby niece.

I often read the Daily Telegraph online and I remember that there was a recent article in the Property section about the large number of South Africans & Zimbabweans who are living in the Southfields area of SW London, near Wimbledon (now being called Sa'fields apparently). One MP reckons that there are at least 25,000 in his constituency! Your wife might find it more comfortable to live amongst her kinsmen and as you say, it might be better for your business to be based in the London area. Of course, it's very expensive, but if you read the other posts in this forum, there is likely to be a big property price crash in the UK within the next couple of years.
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