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Data Reveals: The UK's Top 'Move-In Magnets' for 2025

Reading has been named the UK's most attractive city to move to, according to a new study from MRI Software . The experts created a Move-In Magnet Index to reveal which UK locations are proving most desirable in 2025.

By analysing data on new-build development trends, job availability, cost of living, and footfall, the Index identifies the UK cities offering the strongest balance between...

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The war in Ukraine dominates investment performance, but property remains one of the most reliable assets

Market analysis by Alliance Fund , the end to end real estate fund, reveals that, in a world of economic chaos and uncertainty, real estate continues to be one of the most reliable investment assets money can buy.

A lot has been said about the future of property values. After years of COVID-fuelled price booms, the economic uncertainty that much of the world now faces has led many...

Can Jeremy Hunt’s stretchy mortgage idea trump rising interest rates to help homeowners?

The latest mortgage market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital , reveals that, with homeowners paying increasingly expensive mortgage repayments, Jeremy Hunt’s proposed idea of stretchy mortgages could save them more than £170 per month.

The current economic turbulence in the UK and beyond is causing some concern for homeowners who are seeing their monthly...

England’s 240,000 empty homes could provide shelter for the homeless this Christmas?

Research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that there are almost 240,000 vacant homes in England this Christmas which could, if the right authorities would enable it, provide immediate winter shelter for the nation’s homeless community.

As Christmas approaches, the majority of people will be looking forward to spending the festive period at home with...

Christmas dinner is 20% more expensive than last year…while cooking it will cost you 96% more

The latest research by RIFT Tax Refunds reveals that the average cost of a family Christmas dinner has increased by almost 20% since last December, while the cost of cooking it has soared by 96%.

As families gather to celebrate Christmas, there is widespread concern about energy prices and the rising cost of living. For many, this year’s festive budgets will be tighter than ever...

41% of renters planning Christmas alone due to the cost of living crisis

The latest insight into the UK rental market from Ocasa , the specialist rental platform, has revealed that the cost of Christmas is a worry for 64% of the nation’s renters, with many facing no other choice but to scale back their plans and spend Christmas alone.

Fuel, energy and food prices have all...

Experience new homes in Catterall before they’re built

Combining virtual reality with real life show homes, Anwyl Homes is changing the way it sells new homes with its latest development in Catterall, Lancashire.

Cross Fields has just launched and is the first location to feature its new high-tech sales centres with the chance to “see” the homes before they’re built.

Combined with viewing the show homes, buyers can enjoy a truly...

Homeowners to ditch Christmas lights as energy cap increase dampens festivities

The latest look at the UK property market by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has found that the huge energy cap increase endured by the nation’s homeowners is likely to dampen the Christmas spirit this year, as the majority plan to ditch their Christmas lights displays, while over a fifth...

House prices begin to fall nationally as price and sales expectations continue negative trend

RICS Residential Market Survey, November 2022

Buyer demand, agreed sales and new instructions remain negative
National house prices begin to fall
Both price and sales expectations point to these trends continuing near-term
Rental market prices continue to rise with increasing demand and falling supply

The November 2022 RICS UK...

Why Wait To Move To An Energy Efficient New Home In Worcestershire?

WITH people increasingly looking to save energy to help the planet and reduce household bills, a move to a new home in Worcestershire could be the key.

Three Js in the village of Abberley offers a wide variety of homes, from bungalows, which are the rarest of new builds, to substantial family-sized properties, all of which are designed with modern living in mind.

Designed to...

Couple Make A Fresh Start In A New Home After Fire

SIX months after losing 95% of their possessions after their rented property was ravaged by fire, Dom Johnson and Steph Hatton have moved into a home of their own.

The first time buyers are making a fresh start at Winnington Place , an Anwyl Homes development near Northwich.

They’d previously been renting for around four years and had started thinking about buying when...

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