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The Guardian: The age of the office is over – the future lies in Britain’s commuter towns
"If I was in the property game, I would buy anywhere with a cathedral," writes Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins, as he mulls how the rise of home-working could revitalise rural and small town life.
Lockdown-induced flight from cities is ‘overstated’, says Zoopla
Any increase in demand for country living over urban location is likely "to be a one-off factor rather than a long-term ‘seismic shift’ in consumer attitudes," says Zoopla. Th
Ranked: Britain’s most popular, most expensive & cheapest seaside locations
Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs and Salcombe are the priciest coastal enclaves, reports Rightmove, while Whitby and Whitley Bay are the most popular amongst househunters.
Agent enquiries have jumped by an average of 32% as Northern towns bounce back faster
Northern towns have seen the biggest surge in buyer demand since the property market re-opened, reports Rightmove.
Home-movers are ‘determined to move’, as more city-dwellers look to the regions
94% of home buyers and sellers are still planning to move once the Coronavirus lockdown is lifted, says Rightmove - but there are signs of shift in demand, with housebound house-browsers in cities looking fu…
£82bn-worth of resi property deals are in ‘suspended animation’
Zoopla estimates that 50% fewer homes will be sold in 2020 than in 2019... The current rate of deals is about 10% of the usual March tally - a market more akin to late December than Springtime.
House prices in all English cities have now returned to 2007 peak levels
Average property prices across UK cities have increased by 3.9% in the last year, says Zoopla, but the portal "does not expect a material acceleration in the rate of growth in the foreseeable future
Grade I Vanbrugh mansion re-purposed as ultra-grand houseshare
Owner turns one of Bristol's landmark properties into 'the ultimate never-grow-old house'
Homes in English market towns command a 12% average mark-up
Beaconsfield has the highest house price premium of any market town, says Lloyds Bank, followed by Henley-on-Thames and Bakewell.
East Hertfordshire named as the UK’s ‘best place to live’
Strong exam results, high life expectancy, excellent health and happiness scores, and high average earnings helped the area secure the top spot in this year's Halifax Quality of Life survey; London absent…
What makes a great build-to-rent home? These are the facilities that tenants really value
New-build reviews platform HomeViews has taken a deep-dive into the burgeoning build-to-rent sector, revealing what tenants really value - and what causes most irritation
Why this Grade I listed townhouse ended up going under the hammer
Auctions are increasingly proving a viable option for those looking to sell fast in a slower market, says Allsop