Rightmove to see what they might be able to afford further afield – especially since the stamp-duty holiday began in July. And with millions still working remotely – and many planning to continue to do so – there is less of a requirement to live in a certain area for work.
There’s been a huge increase in activity in the property market: according to Zoopla, demand is up 34 per cent on this time last year.‘Movement to the country is a phenomenon, and it’s definitely as a result of Covid,’ says Andrew Perratt of estate agency Savills. ‘Even in the depths of lockdown, we started to see significant web traffic from people looking in the country, and we thought, is this bored dreamers, or is it for real?
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