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January was a busy time for Rightmove as we broke our own record for website traffic three times in the space of a month. Given that January is traditionally a busy time for the property market and Rightmove has long been the most popular site for UK home-hunters, this record breaking activity may not be too unusual.
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While nationally new sellers average asking prices increased by just 0.3% (£711), they were again outperformed by the confidence of the capital’s sellers who pushed theirs up by 1.1% (£4,470).
Average asking prices in Wales went against the UK national trend by dropping by -0.5% in Rightmove’s House Price Index for January, as the national average saw a slight increase of 0.3%. However the big cities of Cardiff and Swansea did see a rise, by 2.4% and 6.9% respectively.
Rightmove’s House Price Index for January found that 2011 began with the first increase in new sellers’ average asking prices for three months, an increase of 0.3% (£711) following substantial falls amounting to 6.2% during November and December.
Peter Jones, the youngest of the Dragons on the popular Dragon’s Den, is saying ‘I’m out’ and selling his £3.25 million mansion. The six-bedroom family home is situated in Beaconsfield in what is known as the ‘golden triangle’ due to all of the luxurious homes in the area.
It’s been a rollercoaster few years for reality star Kerry Katona and it doesn’t seem to be getting much better. While the newly-slim blonde is busy skating around on this year’s Dancing on Ice, her former home in Cheshire, Hartree House, has allegedly been repossessed and is now on the market to the highest bidder.