Lockdown exodus from big cities further complicates housing crisis in attractive parts of the country

Jonathan Taylor was pleased by his first peek at a sparkling new studio apartment that could one day become his home. The 24-year-old from Exeter has been living in YMCA accommodation since he was 19 but, as he viewed freshly painted white walls, the reality of a more settled home dawned.

“If I lived in this place I’d feel more important,” he said. “I’d feel I’ve landed on my feet.”

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