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The gig economy is a funny term, conjuring up images of jobbing musicians turning up with battered guitar cases but it’s a highly professional employment concept that has a bearing on the relocation industry. It’s also a concept that’s now gone mainstream.

As a relocation expert you’ll no doubt be familiar with UK cities. From London to Leeds, Cambridge to Cardiff and Birmingham to Bristol, there are some stunning metropolises but aside from the employment prospects, have you ever stopped to think about how happy your relocating professionals will be?

The flow of professionals to the UK shores is and will be the backbone of your business but with Brexit edging closer to its conclusion, it’s time to adapt to a shifting employment market and uncharted waters ahead. Already the UK is flexing and reforming in line with economic conditions and speculation, and here’s our round-up of the latest trends to watch:-

Relocating to or within the UK will be, to an extent driven by where the employment is. But with such exceptional transport connections and so many wonderful locations, it’s quite possible to live some distance from a workplace and still manage the daily commute.

Is there anarchy in the world of private rentals? No, not really but you may be fooled into thinking there’s chaos and disorder when actually there’s a smart revolution happening. It’s all down to two buzz phrases: prop tech and disruptive strategies.

It may be a new year but are you plagued by old worries? Drawing closer is BREXIT and with negotiations advancing between super powers, the threat of an employment exodus crystallises.

Here’s a new term for your employment lexicon – the ‘gig economy’. Have you heard it before? Well, you need to know it could change or even threaten the traditional employment market. It could even go as far as to influence the types of properties we find for relocating professionals and where employees live.

You’d be forgiven for thinking that relocation to the UK was set to nosedive in the wake of the BREXIT vote but we’re pleased to report that interest in UK headquarters is still strong.

Although Samuel Johnson famously said: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,” recent figures suggest that the capital city is losing its shine among some of our most talented groups.

Just how many people move to London from around the UK? If it’s a question you’ve often pondered, wonder no more as the answer is here. The Office for National Statistics has published new research that sheds light on internal migration to the capital, with almost 200,000 people moving to London from within the UK on an annual basis.

With the dust now settled after the General Election result, thoughts are turning back to BREXIT. We know the relocation industry is watching the movements of business giants carefully, to see if they’ll retain their operations in the UK or bail out in search of a more favourable location.