T: 01822 851370 E: [email protected]
Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
Click here to book!
House buyers in rural towns face 13% premiums
The FT Advisor reports on new research from Halifax that found that house buyers in small rural towns face a 13 per cent premium on the UK’s market average, equivalent to an additional £36,116.
The premium rose 8.4 per cent, or £2,812, between 2019 and 2020, with the ten most expensive market towns situated in the south of England. The researchers noted that while market town homes came at a premium, many were still more affordable than their city counterparts. One mortgage expert said he expects the market town premium to go up in the coming months, explaining that: “with home working becoming more of the norm we may find that other further reaching areas from the city give the greater increase in value".
Full article:
FT Adviser - House buyers in rural towns face 13% premiums
