The National Rural Conference 2025

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Rural new-build market on the rise

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