Foreign offices: the Britons who work from home – abroad

Covid has forced many people out of workplaces. Some have saved money by moving overseas

When the coronavirus lockdown forced Mason Palmer, 26, to start working from home, the digital content creator had a rethink about where that home was and in July he moved from Bristol to Milan. I've always loved travelling to Italy," he says. I was always going over there; it was like an expensive hobby."

He did not expect his boss to necessarily be on board with his plans and suggested that he move to working for the company, Working Word, on a freelance basis. But the firm was open to the idea and his boss kept him on staff. Now I'm like the unofficial Milan branch," he laughs.