'Sunseeker' Migration

• Spain joined the EU in 1986.
• Internet allows easy communication with friends, family & businesses back in the UK.
• Companies sort out legal issues & paperwork by employing english-speaking lawyers and estate agents.
• Cheap airlines such as Easy-jet & Ryanair make travel easier.

• Perceived rise in crime
• Declining respect
• Lack of space & congestion
• Low environmental quality
• High taxes
• Spiraling house prices

• Guaranteed better weather/ climate. Longer hours of sunshine.
• Perceived relaxed lifestyle... 'Holiday atmosphere'.
• Generally cheaper style of living & cheaper houses.
• Business opportunities. 

BENEFITS

• Emigration almost balances out immigration reducing net migration.
• Fewer elderly to take care of.
• Relieves pressure for new homes & to build on greenfield sites.
• Less bed-blocking

COSTS

• 'Grey Pound' is spend overseas.
• Loss of potential childcare. 
• Loss of experienced workforce - especially if retire early.
• Family break-ups.

BENEFITS

• Increased spending within local economy. 
• Use of scrubland.
• Jobs in construction, retail, legal & health services.

COSTS

• Emigrant 'ghettos' are created with little social & cultural integration.
• House prices exceed buying power of locals.
• Destroys coastal landscape and biodiversity is degraded.
• Localised pollution
• Flood risk rises due to urban development.