The Today Conveyancer reports that an increased demand for country living has encouraged housing developers and local authorities to create more homes, resulting in an increase of new-build developments in rural areas

Research from Warwick Estates reveals the rural places where a large percentage of homes currently listed for sale are new-build properties.

The report highlights how some of these areas include Ripon and North Yorkshire, where new-builds account for 18% of the current stock.

Similarly in Wallingford, Oxfordshire and Ledbury and Herefordshire, new builds make up 17% of the market.

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The Today Conveyancer - Rural new-build market on the rise