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WHY IS MOVING HOUSE SO
SPRING SHOW
It’s offi cial! From a list of life stresses, moving house is tops, plus spring show home at Tenterden development ready to welcome potential homeowners
homeowners and found, from a list of life stresses, moving house (40%) is more stressful than most other life events, such as getting divorced (34%), having a baby (31%), starting a new job (27%) and organising a wedding (25%). In fact, the only life event, which came higher in the stress stakes, was bereavement, according to the recent poll carried out by Yopa. More than a third (34%) of those
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asked suffered severe anxiety during their last move, while 40% were left depressed and the same percentage said they became physically ill by the process. Nearly two-thirds of people (65%) said they had suffered from sleep deprivation over moving house. In fact, 60% say they’ve been put off even looking for a new home because of the pressure of the process. When it came to the barriers on fi nding a new home, concerns over high crime rates
t’s offi cial! Moving house is still the most stressful thing in life, more traumatic than getting a divorce or having a baby, according to UK homeowners. Researchers polled 2,000
put off 53% of potential movers, while noisy neighbours (46%), traffi c (41%) and litter worried a surprisingly high 38% of people thinking of moving. The study also revealed that when it comes to actually moving, the cost was the most stressful part of the operation, with over half (53%) of the homeowners saying it was the worst part of moving house. And it’s no surprise when the survey discovered that the average cost of the move, not including the house, but including legal and estate agents’ fees, totalled a hefty £6,600. Ben Poynter, CEO of online estate
agents Yopa, said: “This is the fi rst piece of in-depth research into the state of homeowner attitudes to moving in more than three years… Our survey proves that moving home can really take it out of you, with more than a third of people left feeling anxious by the whole process.”
SO WHAT DO BRITS THINK WOULD MAKE MOVING HOME EASIER? • 42% – smaller estate agents fees • 37% – more transparency • 34% – free utility switching service
home open for viewing The much-anticipated show home at Church View, Dandara’s sought- after Tenterden development, is now open for viewing – a stunning Weald housetype featuring a spacious four-fi ve bedroom semi- detached home with a garden, single garage or car port and driveway for two vehicles.
The unveiling of the show home has been followed by the launch of the next phase at Church View, which sees one and two-bedroom apartments available for the fi rst time plus a selection of two, three and four-bedroom homes. Prices for the next phase at
Church View are available on application. Two, three, four and fi ve-bedroom homes in the current phase are available from £440,000, with Help to Buy available on selected plots.
• For information, call 01580 854076, visit
dandara.com or drop into the Church View Marketing Suite, which is open seven days a week, from 10am-5pm.
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