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- Love them or hate them, the Brussels sprout is a quintessential part of a Christmas meal for many. In fact, the British are believed to eat more Brussels than anywhere else in Europe.
- The industry is worth £650 million to the UK. For that, you could purchase over 1,500 detached houses, or over 2,900 terraced properties or apartments.
- Source: Dataloft, UKHPI October 2021
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- Affordability/rental costs top the renter wish list when it comes to choosing a home, followed by pleasant neighbours and broadband speed.
- However, in terms of the added extras, most renters would pay a monthly premium (£50 in London, £40 outside) for certain features, just 28% stated an outright ‘no’ to any.
- Parking takes pole position, followed by a pet-friendly property. With more of us adopting a hybrid work pattern, quality soundproofing from internal and external noise was placed third.
- Source: Dataloft, Property Academy 2021
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- 15% of UK Christmas spending in 2021 is predicted to be on gifts, with spend per head expected to be £234, the equivalent of one week’s rent.
- Total UK spend per head on Christmas is set to reach £1,275, just over £200 more than the current average UK monthly rent (£1,058 HomeLet).
- Source: Dataloft, GlobalData, Homelet
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- Over 500 properties have sold with either 'Christmas' in their name or address across England and Wales since 1995, with 23 'Christmas' sales so far in 2021.
- 70% of sales have been of properties named either 'Christmas Cottage; or properties located on roads named 'Christmas Street', 'Christmas Lane' or 'Christmas Pie Avenue'.
- There are a huge variety of other festive street names across the UK including Rudolph Road, Holly Gardens, Advent Way, Robin Close and Snow Hill.
- Royal Mail advise the last posting date for Christmas 2nd Class is Saturday 18th December, 1st Class Tuesday 21st December.
- Source: Dataloft, Royal Mail, *Land Registry data available since 1995
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- Over 85% of all property sales recorded to date by the Land Registry in 2021 have been houses, the highest proportion since 1996. Undoubtedly a result of the ‘search for space’ which has epitomized the property market this year. Source: Dataloft, Land Registry, sales by property type
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