Valentine's Day Report: One in Five Brits Ready to Move Abroad for Love!

There are many reasons why Brits choose to buy abroad, but a new report out just in time for Valentine’s Day claims that looking for love is one of them!

According to new research published by Foreign Currency Direct, a foreign currency exchange provider, nearly one in five (17%) of people in the UK would move abroad to find love or romance. It may sound like a small percentage, but with over seven million singletons in the UK, this equates to over one million Brits prepared to leave the UK in search of love.

The Bail Out Britain research involved surveying different age groups of people in different parts of the UK. Not surprisingly, the youngest age group - 18 to 24 year olds - who typically have fewer commitments and ties, were the most willing to move abroad for the purpose of finding love. But 21% of 25 to 34-year-olds, 17% of 45 to 54-year-olds and 10% of those aged 55 and over also claimed they’d do the same.

It’s perhaps not the most widely claimed reason for moving abroad. Some of the more common reasons include for investment purposes, to start a new life, for retirement, to be with family or due to employment. The question is, would you move abroad purely to seek out love and romance?