Our website has experienced a 53% increase in traffic from America over the past few days, which got us wondering if the American election result is driving interest in people moving to the UK.
So we analysed Google search data using Google Trends to see what other things Americans have been searching for since Trump became President-elect.
The graphs tell their own story.
November 9th – The day after the election result
A huge spike in Americans making searches about moving to England.
…and Scotland
…and the UK in general
Here are the results Americans will have seen when Googling ‘move to the UK’
Which explains this…
Then we noticed this. A huge spike in Americans trying to find out who the UK ‘president’ is.
And this is what Google would have told them…
Which explains this spike on November 10th…
So by day two of President Trump, Americans are digging deeper into what life might be like in the UK.
Which explains this…
And this…
And sadly this…
Regan McMillan, director of Kiwi Movers believes Americans seriously considering a move to the UK should take a breath before committing:
“We’ve experienced a 50% increase in traffic to our removals and shipping pages from America in the days after the election, compared to the same period last week.
“Most of our enquiries come from UK residents looking to ship to America, so this spike is interesting.
“Our advice to any Americans seriously considering a move to the UK is simple. Do your research and take your time.
“If you’ve got pets, get their vaccinations up to date now. If you’ve got kids, remember UK school term times are different to yours.
“If you’re bringing lots of stuff, shipping it in advance is cheaper than air freight. But most important of all, don’t forget about Brexit. Things could change here very quickly.”
