Valentine’s Day marks the mid-point of February, which also happens to be the month when homes sell most quickly. And while all of the spring months are typically busy for the property market, it takes an average of 51 days to find a buyer in February. It’s also the month when homes listed for sale … Read more
During the pandemic, we saw lots of home-movers looking to coastal towns and countryside villages, in search of more green spaces and a slower-paced lifestyle. But recently, we’ve seen a big shift in home-movers looking to return to cities. If you’re looking to buy your first home, you might be wondering which cities in Great … Read more
This time of year is the busiest season for the housing market. Lots of people kick start their moves when the days get longer and the weather starts to warm up. And because new sellers know they may have more potential buyers viewing their home, we often see asking prices edge up by around 1% … Read more
If you’re thinking of making a New Year move, you’ll know there have been plenty of headlines about house prices recently. Average asking prices usually increase in January, after the quiet home-moving period over Christmas. And after two previous months of price falls in November and December, we’ve seen the average asking price of a … Read more
London is historically the most searched-for location on Rightmove, and we’ve seen the capital take the top spot again at the end of 2022. We’ve also seen the year come to a close with the top five most-searched locations identical to those we saw in 2021. London, Cornwall, Devon, Bristol and Glasgow took the top … Read more