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In the shadow of the Yorkshire Dales, the city of Ilkley is the epitome of a quaint English countryside village.

With its scenic views, clear air and beautiful historic buildings, it’s no marvel that Ilkley is usually voted one among Britain’s most fascinating locations to stay.

But its location has typically posed could be residents with a possible downside: its lack of proximity to main UK cities. Exactly 212 miles from London and two hours from Manchester has for years meant that profession oriented folks have been pressured to look elsewhere if not primarily based in Leeds, however not anymore.

One resident, who wished to stay nameless, moved to Ilkley in the summertime of 2023 after seeing her working habits change considerably. She stated: “I used to work one day a week from home at the most, my company was very much office orientated.”

But that each one modified when Covid hit and the world grew to become used to the “new normal” whereas nonetheless attempting to determine what that was.

She added: “My husband’s family are from here so we would often come up and stay and I would work from here.

“I love it here and when I started working from home at least three times a week we started to think about moving here.”

Sally was not sure whether or not or not her bosses within the London workplace would approve of her dwelling so distant and so she by no means instructed them.

She stated: “I travel to London once, occasionally twice a week but get to have the best of both worlds.”

The Ilkley resident will be forgiven for being drawn to Ilkley. According to employees at native property brokers Dale Eddison, many individuals primarily based within the south previous to the pandemic have moved to the world within the years since.

One property agent, who didn’t want to be named, instructed Express.co.uk: “There is something for everybody and we are seeing more and more people move here from down south.

“The schools are really good, there is every sports club imaginable, the town has every shop you need, the transport links are great and the views are gorgeous.”

The practice from Ilkley to London Kings Cross has a journey time of two and a half hours making it a sensible commute for these doing so occasionally.

Working from house is turning into a increasingly more established a part of working life within the United Kingdom with figures from the Office for National Statistics exhibiting that almost 30% of all UK staff have some type of hybrid working.

This week, it was introduced that employers should provide versatile working hours, together with a four-day week, to all staff below authorities plans.

The plans, understood to be the brainchild of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, would see laws launched that might compel employers to permit their staff to condense their weekly hours into 4 days.