'Expats for 60 years and £220,000 cash – can we afford to move back to Britain?'

[AtW]

"Laurens and Alison Verkade met at primary school in Fifties Canada. Now 61, they have since built a life together in Montreal – working at the elite McGill University and bringing up their two children, John and Anne.

But after six decades abroad, the couple want to return to Britain – where Alison left at the age of three. They’d like to live near their thirtysomething son and daughter, who have both settled near London, and be around half an hour’s journey from the capital.

“We need help with this big decision – we’ve lived our entire lives in Canada,” the couple said.

They live in a £220,000 four-bedroom cottage in the Montreal suburbs with their two dogs, Grendel and Benjamin. They are mortgage-free and have amassed generous pensions that will pay £60,000 between them once they retire next year. "

'Expats for 60 years and £220,000 cash – can we afford to move back to Britain?' - Telegraph

[lilelvis2000]

A simple "no chance" would suffice I think. Most they could get is a detached house somewhere near ramsbottom.

[AtW]

Canada has got very good health system, generally excellent social services.

[Snarf]

Mortgage free and 60k a year and they want to move back here...

[BlasterBates]

Put the 220K on the stock market, it will be worth 400 in 10 years, which will easily get them a mansion at 2025 UK house prices and they get 3% divis, and with a pension of 60K and the divis they can easily afford this not far from London, I mean they don't have to live in London:

3 bedroom detached house to rent in The Parade, Greatstone TN28, TN28

Sorted....

[Flashman]

"Laurens and Alison Verkade met at primary school in Fifties Canada. Now 61, they have since built a life together in Montreal – working at the elite McGill University and bringing up their two children, John and Anne.

But after six decades abroad, the couple want to return to Britain – where Alison left at the age of three. They’d like to live near their thirtysomething son and daughter, who have both settled near London, and be around half an hour’s journey from the capital.

“We need help with this big decision – we’ve lived our entire lives in Canada,” the couple said.

They live in a £220,000 four-bedroom cottage in the Montreal suburbs with their two dogs, Grendel and Benjamin. They are mortgage-free and have amassed generous pensions that will pay £60,000 between them once they retire next year. "

'Expats for 60 years and £220,000 cash – can we afford to move back to Britain?' - Telegraph

Would be possible. If 'near to London' includes Shropshire.