"After visiting friends on nearby Paxos a couple of years ago, we decided that life would be better for us and the children out here," says Jeanette, who is a physiotherapist at the Nissaki Beach Hotel, while Darren, 37, works for a travel company. "In England, we barely sat down and had dinner as a family and we were under a lot of pressure to earn as much as possible."
They have rented out their home in Britain while the market is slow. "We'll buy a house in Corfu if we decide to stay long-term, but our current property has gorgeous views over the sea, and we are surrounded by olive and fig trees and vines. It's incredibly peaceful here."
Emma Wood, of the Corfu Property Shop, Savills International's associate on the island, has helped seven English families, all from the South-East, to relocate in the past two months.
