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🔥 Kitchen Gadget Trends of 2025: What’s Cooking in the Modern Home?

As the heart of the home continues to evolve, kitchens are becoming smarter, healthier, and more efficient than ever. In 2025, the latest kitchen gadget trends reflect a growing demand for high-tech tools that save time, promote wellness, and deliver restaurant-quality results—right from your countertop.

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UK Garages Now More Valuable Than Ever Despite Warnings of Post-Lockdown Burglaries

Of all items commonly stored in Brits’ garages, garden furniture, exercise bikes & kids play equipment have seen the biggest surge in popularity, according to latest research from physical security specialists Roché .

● Whilst burglaries are down 20% since before the COVID-19 pandemic, homeowners have been warned of a potential spike in thefts as lockdown restrictions...

Revealed: the areas of England where new flats are less energy efficient than old houses

New flats in Lincolnshire have the worst EPC scores in England and Wales
Eight areas in England where new flats have a D rating – two rungs below the most common B rating

New research has revealed that two local authorities in Lincolnshire are home to newly built flats which rate far below the average energy efficiency performance expected for dwellings of...

500,000 more of us are now renting - These are the areas with the biggest increases

The latest research by nationwide buy-to-let specialist, Sequre Property Investment , has revealed where across the nation has seen the biggest swing towards renting when compared to homeownership in recent years.

Sequre analysed data on dwellings across each area of England since 2012 and found that currently, 19.5% of the 24.4m dwellings across England sit within the private rental...

Scotland and London lead the way for new build property sales

The latest research from HouseScan has revealed that just 6.9% of all homes sold in Britain over the last year came via the new build sector, however, new build sales have driven the market to a greater extent across a number of locations.

Since March of last year, 54,176 new build homes have been sold across Britain, accounting for 6.9% of all transactions during this period....

Tenants happy to pay more for well-furnished rental properties

According to the latest research by Manor Interiors , the experts in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, a furnished rental home could not only improve your chances of finding a tenant, but it could increase the monthly level of rental income secured.

The rental market can be a competitive space and opting to furnish your property before renting it could help you stand out from the...

The workplace fights back: 18% increase in demand for offices

18% spike in demand in first five months of 2021

New data from Quotezone.co.uk , a leading price comparison platform, shows that demand for office space has made a partial U-turn in the first five months of this year, following a sharp decline during the height of the pandemic.

The research, which is based on a sample of over 10,000 commercial property insurance policies, reveals an...

CASTLE GREEN BREAKS GROUND AT OMEGA SITE

BUILDING of 145 new homes has commenced at a site in Warrington, signalling the start of Castle Green Homes’ major push into Cheshire.

The homebuilder’s new Willow Fields development is part of the Omega site, in Warrington, the largest mixed-use development in the North West

Castle Green’s 12.1 acre site will deliver two, three and four-bedroom homes, including 19...

Half of homebuyers admit to virtual tour voyeurism

Research by the next-generation guided virtual property viewings platform, U-See Homes , has revealed that half of UK homebuyers admit to being virtual property voyeurs, viewing a property online without the intention of buying, with 16% going as far as viewing in person.

As a nation, we’re obsessed with the property market and whether it’s surfing the likes of Rightmove during the...

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Where can British first-time buyers get the best deals?

Research from the national estate agent, Keller Williams UK , has revealed where the most and least affordable British locations are for first-time buyers in each region of the British property market.

First-time buyers are in a tricky situation at the moment. The pandemic and the government’s subsequent intervention in the British housing market, such as the SDLT holiday, has...

The universities seeing the highest rental demand from students

The UK’s leading student accommodation platform, UniHomes , has revealed which universities are seeing the greatest rental demand from students as the new academic year fast approaches.

The Student Rental Hotspots Index by UniHomes provides a quarterly look at the UK’s top 100 universities, highlighting which are currently seeing the highest demand for student rentals. This demand is...

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