A couple fled "unsafe" London and emigrated to Spain after after a stabbing on their street and say they save £1k-a-month living abroad and are now "living the dream". <br /> <br />Tim Sunderland, 35, and his fiancé, Sally Biddal, 33, decided to leave their new build studio flat in Fulham, London, for Nerja, in Andalusia, southern Spain.<br /><br />The couple claim the cost-of-living crisis combined with a spate of local crimes in their area made their life in London "a chore". <br /> <br />Having grown up in Hammersmith and Fulham, Londoner Tim felt "there was a lot of tension" in the capital - after his friend was mugged twice and lots of watches and phones in their area were stolen. <br /> <br />Tim - who runs a multi asset brokerage Mitto Markets - decided to shut up shop in the UK in March - and now is a digital nomad.<br /><br />This new lifestyle means he can roam around different countries with access to the internet his only requirement. <br /> <br />Tim is running his company from his laptop on a sunny terrace with a sea view and says he now has a "happy perspective on life".<br /> <br />Tim can end up working from 8am until 9pm and wanted to make the most of "precious resources - time and happiness". <br /><br />He couple claim living in Spain saves them £1,000 every month - and so far, they've saved themselves £3k by moving out of London and Tim insists they have "absolutely no regrets". <br /><br />Tim said: "It doesn’t feel like a holiday from Monday to Friday. <br /> <br />"Me and my fiancée both run very full-on businesses and we're entirely focussed on that. <br /> <br />"Taking on such a heavy work commitment like we have, it’s become completely necessary to take more care of our mental health – and living near the sea in a sunny country and away from a major city, it helps us keep perspective on life.<br /> <br />“You rarely ever hear sirens. <br /> <br />"I have maybe heard two in the three months we’ve been here versus three every two hours in London. <br /> <br />"The week we were packing up to leave, a kid was stabbed on my road. <br /> <br />"I could see some of the blood stains on the pavement and thought: 'Thank God we’re off.' <br /> <br />Tim added: "The cost of living is way cheaper here. <br /> <br />“Eating and drinking out is noticeably more affordable. <br /> <br />“Just the other night, I had a pint of local beer, large bottle of water and two tapas dishes which only came to €4.65” <br /> <br />Tim owns his flat in Fulham, but if he was renting his house it would cost at least £2,300-a-month whereas a like for like holiday apartment in Nerja costs just £1,700-a-month. <br /> <br />"Everything is cheaper here but rent especially so," he said. <br /> <br />Due to Brexit and new regulations, Tim can only remain in the EU's Schengen zone for 90 out of 180 days at a time - which means the couple can only stay in Spain for three months before they have to leave and cannot return to a Schengen country for another 90 days. <br /> <br />“We’re doing 90 days in Spain then 90 in Montenegro, then we will head back to Spain," he said. <br /> <br />"It's not as easy as it was to live in Spain as it was pre-Brexit.
