Company Tag: Rightmove
Ranked: Britain’s most in-demand seaside locations
Bournemouth, Southampton and Brighton have been the most popular coastal locations for house hunters in 2021, according to Rightmove, while one Cornish enclave has seen average asking prices surge by 20%…
Rightmove predicts 5% growth for UK house prices in 2022; 3% in London
The housing market is likely to move at a "less frantic pace" in 2022 compared to the last 18 months, says Britain's biggest property portal.
Ranked: Britain’s happiest places to live in 2021
Community is the most important factor affecting residents' happiness with their local area, says Rightmove.
Seasonal slowdown opens a ‘buying window’, says property portal
A 0.6% dip in average asking prices is "an early Christmas present" for home-buyers, says Rightmove, while a jump in valuation requests from potential property vendors is "a sign of building momentum.
Ranked: Britain’s hottest buyers’ & sellers’ property markets
Two-thirds of homes listed for sale on Rightmove are already marked as Sold Subject to Contract, up from around half last Autumn.
Homes listed for sale with access to electric car charging points jump six-fold in a year
There was surge in the number of property listings flagging access to an electric car charging point in September, during the fuel crisis.
Transaction numbers running at a 14-year high as deals speed up by nearly a month
Rightmove predicts that 1.
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
Green upgrades boost property values by an average of up to 16%
"We expect that the energy efficiency of a home will increasingly be a priority for buyers in the next few years," says Rightmove, which has released data that suggests "people are willing to pay an extra…
‘Full house’ as asking prices hit record highs in every region & market sector
Every region and market sector saw asking prices rise to a record high last month, reports Rightmove; it's the first "full house" since 2007.
Rightmove records highest ever rental price inflation as ‘boomerang tenants’ return to city centres
"Cities have not only bounced back but are now seeing strong rental growth," says Rightmove, with some urban centres seeing double-digit price inflation as tenant demand jumps.
Rural rental demand stays high despite cities opening up
"The scale of change we’ve seen over the course of the pandemic means this shift [back to urban life] isn’t going to happen overnight," says Rightmove.