I earn most of my living from one of the big US investment banks (announced its results yesterday).  Everyone was glum, since they did bonuses the same day, but no one's jumping off the roof.  I expect a little more market turbulence, but I think my contract is safe for now for example, and we have money in the bank, and no debt other than our mortgage.

Anyway, that means that I need to stay within commuting distance of London, and even finding land to build on looks tough.

So we're looking for the best existing property we can: one bedroom more than we have now, a bigger garden (for playing in and burying a thermal store!), a nice place to live, good doctors and schools for our daughter (turned 2 today!), easy commute to London by public transport (possibly with the assistance of a small electric car), and of course a nice south facing unshaded aspect (eg on the roof) for solar thermal/PV...

Rgds