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  Rightmove’s Most Viewed Homes Of 2021 New data from the UK’s biggest property website Rightmove reveals the most viewed homes of 2021. Rightmove’s Property Expert Tim Bannister said :  “This year in property has really been like no other. We’ve seen people imagining the life that could be in the countryside, looking at what’s on offer by the coast, and more recently, reigniting their curiosity about the city. All of this is apparent in our most viewed homes of the year, where there really is a dream home for everyone, from a London manor house just yards from Hampstead Heath to a coastal escape with direct access to the sea in Cornwall. Britain continues to have a real fascination with property this year, and a passion for homes of varying designs, layouts and locations.” Check out the most viewed homes of the year here…   A piece of modern luxury in Chigwell – £15,000,000 https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/70432788#/?channel=RES_BUY Scrolling through the images of this beautiful

Hexham regains crown of happiest place to live in Great Britain The Northumberland market town of Hexham has topped Rightmove’s annual Happy at Home Index for 2021, regaining the top spot which it last held back in 2019 Richmond in London rises up the ranks to take second place nationally this year, as well as being the happiest place to live in London for the seventh year running, while Harrogate takes the third spot.   Stirling takes the crown of happiest place in Scotland and Llandrindod Wells is once again the happiest place to live in Wales. The tenth year of the study found: Those living in coastal villages were the happiest group of people in the study More than two thirds of people who moved within the last 12 months moved to a different area, and this group were happier than those who did not move home Feeling a sense of belonging and being able to be yourself in your area were the most important factors for people to be happy where they live Community spirit was even more imp