Tenants expect more rent rises
Our Consumer Rental Forecast finds that 60% of tenants expect to be paying more for their rented accommodation in 12 months’ time.
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Dirty kitchens and dirty bathrooms are the biggest buyer turn-offs
New Rightmove research reveals that potential buyers rate dirty kitchens and dirty bathrooms as their top two home-hunting turn-offs.
Rightmove Students – The current student accommodation market
Student accommodation is one of the fastest growing investment sectors in the UK.
Graduates are more likely to pass the first home-ownership test
Nearly seven out of ten (69%) prospective first-time buyers expecting to buy in the next 12 months are University educated.
Olympic lull contributes to largest ever August price drop
The Olympics distraction did not deter new sellers from coming to market during August.
Main Olympic borough of Newham still awaiting ‘house price legacy’
Property owners in the main Olympic borough have yet to see a tangible benefit in terms of an Olympic ‘house price legacy’.
“You’re supposed to be at home!”
Rightmove surveyed over 9,000 football fans to see what proportion of each club’s fans are local to their home stadium.
2 in 5 homebuyers choose before going past the hallway
2/5 home-owners decided their home was the one for them before they got past the hallway, new research by Rightmove can reveal.