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Nearly half of homebuyers move to neighbourhoods they barely know - So how do you find the right home if you aren't familiar with the area?

New research from The Property DriveBuy reveals that nearly half of homebuyers are unfamiliar with their new neighbourhoods before moving in, with more than one in five admitting they visited the area fewer than three times before buying.

The Property DriveBuy surveyed over 1,000 recent UK homebuyers* and found that as many as one in five moved more than 50 miles from their original...

Buckingham Palace property rental

Renting near a landmark will cost you more

The latest research by rental deposit replacement scheme Ome has found that renting near a famous UK landmark can cost as much as 207% more than the cost of renting in the wider area.

Ome looked at 32 famous UK landmarks and the current cost of renting in the surrounding area before comparing this rental cost to the broader area in which they are located.

The research shows...