Home buyers looking to country and coast to escape cities

According to property website Rightmove, home buyers are looking to escape crowded cities and big towns by moving to the country or the coast.  They have said that searches have doubled for homes in small towns and villages with populations less than 11,000 people and went on to say that seaside resorts have seen the biggest rise in sales. 

Rightmove have commented that the desire to move to the country has turned from being a short term shift into a trend, which seems to have move longevity.  Back in early summer, when the market re-opened, experts wondered how long the desire to move to the country or to smaller towns and villages would last and it seems that this has now been answered.

There are apparently two main reasons for the trend – some buyers are more willing to have a country commute a few times a week, while others are preparing for social distancing to be here for some time and so are being drawn to places with more outdoor space.

Our property experts at Raeside Chisholm are happy to act for you in purchases the length and breadth of Scotland.  They can not only give you professional guidance as to the likely prices being achieved in different areas but in many cases have also personal input of the areas concerned.

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