![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/we-escaped-ukraine-for-uk-but-were-moving-back-due-to-terrible-conditions/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RM-fleeing-uk-comp.jpg&description=A COUPLE who fled Ukraine and came to the UK claimed the housing and costs of living crises were so bad they moved back to their war-torn home country. After seven gruelling months of house hunting and sofa surfing, Joe Place and his wife Irina moved to Uzhhorod, Ukraine, despite the Russian invasion. Joe and Irina tried have moved back to Ukraine after being left with no housing options in the UK Irina is a content manager and her husband Joe is a content writerCredit: PA Irina, 34, and her British husband, who was completing a PhD alongside a writing career, were able to search for a home under the Homes for Ukraine scheme after she was granted a Ukraine Family Scheme visa. They had originally come from Kyiv in February to escape Russian invasion. But after being faced with "terrible" housing conditions in a cost of living crisis, the couple realised they couldn't remain in the UK. Joe told the PA news agency: "This comes to the problem that everyone in the UK seems to be facing with finding (a rental). "We doubled our budget and more, we had a very strict list of requirements and we just kept going 'OK, well, compromise on this, compromise on this, compromise on this'. "Anything we got even remotely close to getting was just terrible." When they visited Irina's family in Ukraine two months ago they decided to stay for good. The 29-year-old added: "We realised we actually quite like it back here, and we're OK. "We wouldn't want to live back in Kyiv right now because it's not safe, but where we are it is very safe, mostly anyway." He explained while they feel Uzhhorod is safe, they are prepared for limited electricity and heating resources as Ukrainian infrastructure suffers hits from Russia missile strikes. Despite being told to prepare for the worst, the couple believe it is their best option and Joe is now working remotely from his wife's home country. Rent for a UK property within Joe and Irina's budget would cost them around £1,500 per month, while they only h){kind=link}
A COUPLE who fled Ukraine for the UK are now moving back to the war-torn country because of “terrible” living conditions in Britain.
Joe Place, a British 29-year-old PhD student, and his wife Irina, a 34-year-old Ukrainian, left their home in Kyiv in February to escape the conflict in the country.
But the couple were not able to apply for the Homes for Ukraine scheme as Mrs Place had received a Ukraine Family Scheme visa and also because the couple had employment in the UK.
They looked for a long-term place to live in Sheffield or Nottingham but were met with “terrible” housing conditions, high costs and rental requirements they could not meet.
Joe said: “This comes to the problem that everyone in the UK seems to be facing with finding (a rental).