The best commuter villages where workers leaving London can snap up homes for less than £500,000

The best commuter villages where workers moving out of London can snap-up homes for less than £500,000 have been revealed. With Covid having a huge and potentially lasting impact on the working habits of millions of office workers – many of whom are now working from home – properties in the capital’s commuter belt are … Read more

The best commuter villages where workers leaving London can snap up homes for less than £500,000

The best commuter villages where workers moving out of London can snap-up homes for less than £500,000 have been revealed. With Covid having a huge and potentially lasting impact on the working habits of millions of office workers – many of whom are now working from home – properties in the capital’s commuter belt are … Read more

Commuter is targeted in fraud probe after receiving £1,100 payout for repeated train delays

Miscarriage of justice: Commuter is targeted in fraud probe after receiving £1,100 payout for repeated train delays Greater Anglia accepted Karen Ward’s claims were genuine and paid out £1,100 But volume of claims raised eyebrows at train company and ‘inconsistencies’ Company may ask her to ‘repay any claims proved to have been fraudulent’  By Richard … Read more

Commuter is targeted in fraud probe after receiving £1,100 payout for repeated train delays

Miscarriage of justice: Commuter is targeted in fraud probe after receiving £1,100 payout for repeated train delays Greater Anglia accepted Karen Ward’s claims were genuine and paid out £1,100 But volume of claims raised eyebrows at train company and ‘inconsistencies’ Company may ask her to ‘repay any claims proved to have been fraudulent’  By Richard … Read more

Escape to the commuter belt: 73,950 homebuyers left London in 2020 in four-year high

An estimated 73,950 homebuyers left London in 2020 in a four year high, with people leaving the capital for the commuter belt.    It was the highest total since around 78,170 properties were bought elsewhere in Britain by London leavers in 2016. The average London leaver spent £372,860 on their home outside the capital, the research … Read more

Yamaha Tricity 300 is the ideal Covid commuter machine

For those of us living or working in cities, getting around has been a whole lot more complicated in 2020. With the Government repeatedly telling us to keep away from public transport if at all possible and traffic returning to near pre-pandemic levels, as more people use their cars, many have been left to make … Read more

Commuter towns have become ‘home working hubs’ as millions work from home

Commuter towns including Halifax, Dudley and Reading have become ‘home working hubs’ as millions of UK workers stay away from the office, TalkTalk broadband data reveals TalkTalk data from January to August reveals the increase in internet usage   Collated upload and download data and created a percentage change figure   Reveals lockdown and shift to remote working … Read more

Bigger homes in commuter towns are on trend as 34% of tenants demand more space outside city

Landlords offering bigger rental properties in the countryside have become more sought after as tenants are now increasingly seeking to upsize properties in quieter neighbourhoods. Between May and August, just over a third (34 per cent) of tenants moving home demanded at least one extra bedroom to their property. This is sharply up from the … Read more