Property searches surge in smaller communities as country escape continues
Country towns and villages are seeing a much bigger rise in property searches than major cities, reports Rightmove. Dartmouth in Devon saw twice as many online searches this September compared to last, while agreed sales in the harbour town have shot up by 179%.
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