With the third season of BBC hit show The Traitors coming to an end this week, we couldn’t resist a look round some showstopping castles that wouldn’t look out of place on the set of the show. From estates with large grounds perfect for hosting the prize-winning ‘missions’, to homes with plenty of nooks to … Read more
With festive decorations packed away and normal life resuming, it seems that lots of people’s thoughts are turning towards what a 2025 move could look like for them. Our first House Price Index of the year shows that the national average house price has risen by 1.7% this month, to £366,189. Since recording our busiest … Read more
Wondering which areas have seen the biggest house price increases in the past year? We can reveal that the town of Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey has been crowned 2024’s property price hotspot, where prices have climbed by an average of 12.5%. This is a jump from £527,005 in 2023, to £592,976 in 2024. Our top 10 … Read more
Boxing Day 2024 was something of a record breaker, as lots of us headed to Rightmove for a bit of festive-season property scrolling… We saw our busiest ever Boxing Day for site traffic, as well as a record number of new sellers putting their homes up for sale the day after Christmas. So, when people … Read more
Boxing Day has long been known for its traditional ‘bounce’ in housing market activity, as after the quiet of Christmas Day, people’s thoughts quickly turn to what a new year, and a new home, could look like. This year, that bounce reached record-breaking levels, with 2024 marking the busiest Boxing Day ever for both new … Read more