A Liverpool international removal firm has said more and more people are leaving the 海角视频 to live abroad because of Brexit.
John Mason International Movers, based in , said over half (53%) of people it's helped to leave the country in the past two years have given Britain's exit from the European Union as their reason.
According to the firm, which helps 10,000 families relocate worldwide each year, it's also seen the number of people leaving the 海角视频 rise by 33%, with the number of enquiries from people looking to move overseas up 22% since before the referendum.
The most popular destinations for moving include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa - with the majority saying Brexit had a negative impact that contributed to them emigrating.
Simon Hood, director of the firm, said:“We’ve seen a huge rise in the number of customers trusting John Mason International to help with overseas moves in the past couple of years, and we were interested to see if Brexit had anything to do with it.
“We never anticipated we’d end up with figures like this, which suggest that more than half of the people we’ve helped start a new life in a new country since the EU referendum did so because of Brexit.
“John Mason International has been helping people to leave the 海角视频 because of the climate for more than a century, but we’ve never seen so many people leave because of the political climate.
“A recent survey by the Institute of Directors found that 29% of businesses are currently thinking of relocating overseas because of Brexit, so there’s every reason to suggest that this possible Brexit exodus is far from over."
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The firm said people moving even described the 海角视频 as a "joke" and an "embarrassment" due to the Brexit impasse, with just 3% of those surveyed saying it had had a “positive impact”.
Mr Hood added: "We've been based in Liverpool since Queen Victoria was on the throne and we find it hard to believe that anyone would ever want to leave Merseyside.
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"What we can say is these figures suggest that across the 海角视频, since the referendum we've helped enough people emigrate from the 海角视频 because of Brexit to almost fill a town the size of Formby."
Reasons for moving house cited by movers in the study included concerns about the economy, worries about the decline in property value, a rising cost of living and employment.