Stress Of Moving House In UK, Overshadowed By Moving To Wrong Neighbourhood
Moving house can be one of the most stressful things you ever do, after which you may end up with conflicting neighours or in an area with a high crime rate and more stress than you bargained for. Statistics from a recent survey (by Unum Ltd) in the UK revealed that 44% of people found moving house to be the most stressful event of their life.
However, recent research suggests that a bigger worry on people’s minds is the consequence of moving into the wrong neighbourhood, epitomised by television programmes such as “Location, Location, Location”. There are several worries potential buyers face:
* Moving next to conflicting neighbours
* Moving into an area with a high crime rate
* Areas with bad public transport
* A lack of local shops and businesses
* Poor school results (spurred by the advent of school league tables)
More emphasis is being placed on the significance of a location and the impact this has on personal lifestyle and house prices. Some people want to move into a popular area with peer approval. Others may consider the practicality of a neighbourhood and will be more interested in the local transport system and good schools.
As a result, various websites have been created to provide potential buyers with local area information by postcode, with neighbourhood profiles based on marketing data such as ACORN and more recently National Statistics. In addition, there are also lots of new website that provide actual house prices.
Consumers have responded positively to such information and are willing to take the time to research the positive and negative aspects that choosing a specific location will bring. Considering the level of stress of finding a property and moving house, consumers would do well to ensure they have a stress-free time once the move is completed.
About the Author:
Diji Adu has been working within the IT industry since 1997 and building websites since then, both as a freelancer and as an IT professional. An interest in real estate led to creating the website http://www.uklocalarea.com/ which provides local area information for all areas in England and Wales.