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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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Switch to an energy efficient new home in Swinton

A move to an energy efficient new home in Swinton could lead to substantial savings for savvy buyers. Birchfield Court is an intimate, gated new community being shaped by Elan Homes.

Once complete it will feature just 20 properties, yet despite its exclusivity it compares favourably with nearby Worsley in terms of price.

For example, figures from home.co.uk suggest the...

Residential homes driving greenhouse gas emissions across the UK

Research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix , has revealed that residential properties have seen the highest average annual increase in greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade, with the average home now producing 2.29 tons of CO2 a year.

Help me Fix analysed the level of greenhouse gas emissions emitted across the UK over the last 10 years, which sector is...

76% of consumers prepared to boycott convenience stores over compliance failures

Research by digital identity specialists, ID Crypt Global , has found that 65% of UK consumers believe their local supermarket or convenience store contributes to the issue of under age drinking and smoking, with 39% stating that in doing so, they are causing a real issue within their local area.

The survey of 2,645 UK consumers conducted by ID Crypt Global revealed that 39% of...

Estate agent AML checks up by 31% already in 2022

Research by Credas Technologies , the leading identity verification checks provider, reveals that anti-money laundering registrations in the real estate sector are on course to grow by over 30% in 2022.

The real estate sector is a common target for criminals who are looking to launder money sourced through illegal activities. By funnelling dirty money into, for example, housing, it...

Homebuyer feeding frenzy starts to slow as less homes selling within two weeks of reaching the market

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed that the frantic market conditions of the pandemic property market boom have started to fade, as the level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8% across the UK market, down from 11.2% six months ago.

Barrows and Forrester analysed for sale stock levels across the major...

Property transactions set to plummet by 17% as seasonal slowdown approaches

The latest research by property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau , suggest that an already weary UK property market could see transactions slide by as much 17% come spring of next year, with this downward trend likely to start in December as the market winds down for the Christmas period.

Previous research by House Buyer Bureau found that the level of transactions seen over...

The home ‘improvements’ that actually reduce the value of your home

Research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix , has found that home cinemas, loft conversions, and solar panels are among the home improvements that actually reduce the sale income potential of a property by as much as £12,300.

The property market is proving to be more resilient that many experts thought. Prices aren’t dropping at the rate some projected despite the...

Increasing mortgage costs swallow 27.9% of household income - up 3.1% since last rates hike

The latest research by property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau , has revealed that increasing mortgage rates are now likely to see the average annual cost of a mortgage repayment consume 27.9% of our household income, a 3.1% increase as a result of the latest increase to interest rates.

House Buyer Bureau analysed the current cost of repaying a mortgage, the proportion of...

Brits urged to be ‘water savvy’ as small changes could help save almost £500 a year on bills

New research shows 81% of people are concerned about the cost of their energy bills this winter
The average household of four could save £472 per year by making small changes to save water
Only one third (30%) think it is important to save water during winter, compared with almost 80% during the summer
Water UK is encouraging the public to be ‘

Family ties see Pauline 'up sticks' to new Barrow home

‘Happily retired’ Pauline Whittle had lived in Rochdale for 52 years, but there was something missing… her family.

“I made the move from Rochdale to Barrow to be closer to my family,” said Pauline, who has recently moved into a new home at Redrow’s Oak Leigh Gardens development in the Lancashire village.

“My daughter Jane, her husband and two boys moved to Clitheroe in 2021...

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