Home buyers who dream of living in a country cottage now have the chance to snap one up at a bargain price.
New data from the property website Zoopla has found that demand for cottages both in the countryside and by the coast has dropped by a third since its peak in 2023.
It means the price of cottages in sought-after locations such as North Devon, the Cotswolds and Dorset has become more affordable.
In 2024, the word cottage was the fourth most searched for word on Zoopla’s website search tool amid the rise of the ‘cottagecore’ social media trend, which saw cottage
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