We all love to whinge about our commute - personally, I like to reminiscence about the year I spent in Vienna, where my journey to the office involved a leisurely 20 minute wander through the Imperial Palace. But finally, it seems some of us are doing something about the daily trek.
reallymoving.com has found that proximity to work is the top priority for house hunters, with 58% giving this as the key factor in choosing where they live.
Oddly - as we don't subscribe to gender stereotyping on Work Clinic - the survey also found that men are more likely than women to say an easy commute is the most important factor when house-hunting. Make of that what you will.
Rosemary Rogers of reallymoving.com says "The UK has the longest working hours in Europe, and being able to get to their workplace easily is increasingly becoming a priority for the nation's home movers."
Hmmm - I guess the authors of the survey haven't seen the packed trains heading in and out of London's stations recently ...
