Looking at accepting a position in the UK. Can work from home so do not need to be near an IBM office. Any suggestions/recommendations on areas to live?

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Countryside / suburb close to London - surrey/Sussex

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Live in a city with a train station just over an hour’s journey to London. Should help keep commuter costs down.

If you don’t care about London, choose something in the West or Midlands. Much better prices/value.

Have heard that Hampshire is nice too

Edinburgh

Southbank has an awesome office culture. It is always full of people. Much prefer it to the ghost town offices in the rest of Europe.

That being said, why are you moving to the UK if you’re just going to work from home anyway?

Edinburgh, really EY1?

Don't know about cost of living but Cardiff looked like a nice city.

I really like Manchester over London. Very chill vibe and nice people compared to the rest of England. Much cheaper than London to live in the actual city. Great music and sports scene. They also have a major airport with direct flights to many cities in the US and Europe.

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