Escaping the neighbours

PEOPLE over 45 in the North and women are more likely to move house due to nightmare neighbours, a survey has found.

Lifestyle issues more than financial gains motivate people to up sticks.

The main reasons were changing jobs (17%), followed by disliking neighbours and preparing for a family, both 12%, a survey of 2,100 people by AA Financial Services said.

The AA’s David Searle called “making a pretty penny a secondary issue”.