A family who were "just surviving" in the UK have swapped Britain for Zimbabwe, moving 5,000 miles and now enjoy the luxury of having staff to clean, cook and garden for them.

Natalie Furk, 35, and her husband James, 37, decided to relocate to James' childhood home in March 2024 after realising they could improve their work-life balance.

James was working full-time in the car industry while Natalie's bakery business had flourished during the pandemic, but it meant she was working 18-hour days. The couple made the bold decision to move to southern Africa, selling their four-bedroom house in Ringstead, Northamptonshire for £500k in December 2023.

The family spend much more quality time together in Zimbabwe

Parents to two children, Isabella, nine, and Harvey, seven, they shipped the res

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