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Less than one in 10 homes have a conservatory, eXp UK finds
Gardens were seen in 76.4% of listings, patios in 18.5%, and balconies in 13.6%.
Home Improvements
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Home improvements remain top reason for equity release, Canada Life finds
The retirement provider found that 43% of prospective home finance customers cited home improvements as their primary motivation for releasing equity, unchanged from 2025.
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Air conditioning can add over £20,000 to home values, Benham and Reeves finds
Just 2% of homes listed for sale across England had air conditioning installed, up 0.7% compared to a year ago.
Opinion
Air conditioning shifts from luxury to necessity in UK homes amid rising temperatures
Jack Malnick, Verona Frankish, Marc von Grundherr, and Sian Hemming-Metcalfe discuss how air conditioning is rapidly shifting from a luxury to a necessity in UK homes amid record heatwaves.
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Cooling costs cause one in seven adults to consider moving home – Barclays
Two in five adults (40%) would prefer to invest in home improvements to reduce overheating, rather than rely on cooling devices.
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Nationwide extends 0% Green Additional Borrowing products
Mortgage customers are able to borrow between £5,000 and £20,000, up to a maximum of 90% loan-to-value (LTV), for two or five years.
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Intergenerational gifting hits record high among equity release customers in 2025 – Canada Life
Home adaptations or improvements became the top reason for equity release in 2025, with 43% of applicants choosing this option.
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Home improvements remained the most popular use for equity release in 2025, L&G reveals
Home improvements remained the most popular use for equity release, stated by 50% of L&G customers last year.
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Damp and mould can cut property values by up to 20%, warn experts
Allerton Damp’s guidance showed that sorting damp through proper damp proofing could add around 10% back onto a property's value.
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Loan sizes up 21% as borrowers prioritise credit consolidation – Pure Property Finance
The average loan size increased each year, from £139,624 in 2023 to £143,432 in 2024 and £169,570 in 2025.
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Home improvements drive highest level of lifetime mortgage usage in a year – Pure Retirement
Data from Q4 2025 revealed that one in four (25%) customers took out a lifetime mortgage primarily to fund home improvements.
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One in three homeowners delay moving due to property conditions, research finds
Research from We Buy Any Home found those aged 35 to 44 were most likely to say upgrades were holding them back.