Brits Desperate for Gardens as Rental Market Picks Up

April 23, 2020
Share this Post: 

If, like some of us, you’ve been stuck in a tiny inner-city apartment for the duration of lockdown then the latest news from UK portal Rightmove will come as no surprise. Searches for rental properties with a garden are 16% higher than the average from January and February and are 26% up on this week last year.

As for the UK rental market as a whole, Rightmove claims that although traffic numbers are still down, they are on the mend and are now only 20% down on normal levels. As for stock levels, these are up 2.6% as agents re-list properties.

As we reported last week, “garden” has traditionally been a popular search keyword for UK house hunters and it looks like the confinement of recent weeks has only added to the British desire to be outdoors. 

April 23, 2020
Since March 2020 Edmund's job has been to read about, write about, collect data on, analyse and generally know about real estate marketplaces and the companies that run them. Before that he worked at the aggregator Mitula Group (which became Lifull Connect) for five years.

Subscribe to our mailing list to get the famous, free Friday newsletter!

News and analysis to help build better online marketplace businesses, in your inbox, every Friday

Related News

Alma Media
Finnish Marketplace Operator Alma Media Releases Q1 Results: Total Revenues Slightly Up, Classifieds Revenues Slightly Down

Alma Media has released a new-look financial analysis for its Q1 2024 results. Highlights include: Adjusted operating profit decreased by...

Read More
Product Roundup 19 April 2024
Product Roundup: Domclick, ImmoScout24, Wikicasa, SeLoger Neuf, Habyt, Dubizzle, Aviv Germany, Homele

This week's product roundup includes another great initiative from Domclick—the second in consecutive weeks. And interestingly, we've spotted three big...

Read More
Costar And Realtor.com
The Portal War: Realtor.com Announces New Marketing Campaign Championing the Value of Buyer Agents

US number two portal Realtor.com has announced a new marketing campaign that will champion the value and skills of independent...

Read More
Propertyguru Singapore Skyline
Analysis: PropertyGuru Is Heavily Reliant on Singapore's Crazy Real Estate Market

Singapore is well known for its obsession with property and the market dynamics there are pretty unique...   There can't...

Read More

Editor's Pick