'I looked at my husband at end of stressful day and we decided to ditch UK'

A family "working to survive in the UK" ditched Britain and moved 5,000 miles to Zimbabwe and now have staff to clean, garden and cook for them. Natalie Furk, 35, and her husband, James, 37, made the move to live in James' childhood home in March 2024 after they felt their work life balance was off.

James had a full-time job in the automotive industry and Natalie's bakery business had taken off well over the pandemic, but it left her working 18 hours every day. They decided to make the leap and move to southern Africa - selling their four-bed house in Ringstead, Northamptonshire for £500,000 in December 2023.

The couple - who have two children, Isabella, nine, and Harvey, seven - sent the rest of their belonging

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