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Harrogate has been named the happiest best place to live in the UK

The five happiest places to live in Yorkshire
Yorkshire’s five happiest places to live have been revealed in the latest Rightmove Happy at Home Index.

Bridlington is becoming a top spot for first-time buyers, according to recent research by property portal Rightmove. Picture: James Hardisty.

Affordable homes, seaside living and new-builds are drawing first-time buyers to...

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Developer submits plans for 21 new homes near town centre

A view of the Leeds Skyline from Beeston, Leeds Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme.

Why Yorkshire is weathering the housing market slowdown better than most

A view of the Leeds Skyline from Beeston, Leeds. Picture: Simon Hulme

Why Yorkshire is defying the UK's housing market slowdown

Tim Waring, prime residential at GSC Grays

Why it's life events, not headlines, powering property sales

This brilliant photograph of the Stray in Harrogate was sent in by Christopher Busby

The Yorkshire hotspots where the average rent cost is shooting up

Estate agents describe Yorkshire's housing market as steady rather than fast-moving. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Why Yorkshire homes are holding their value as national market wavers

Jonny Christie shares his expert insight

Property investment requires reliable access to data

Sam Carter, heating expert at Appliances Direct.

Damp and mould could knock more than £20,000 off Yorkshire house prices

Wigton Lane has been crowned the most expensive street in Yorkshire.

5 luxurious homes for sale on Yorkshire’s most expensive street

Wigton Lane in Alwoodley

This is the most expensive street in Yorkshire

Converted church in Leeming, Northallerton. (Pic credit: Rightmove)

This historic converted church in Yorkshire is on sale for £395,000

The patio and garden at Helperby Manor. Picture: Alasdair McIntosh

How couple transformed daunting country house into magnificent £3.5m family home

A general view across Sheffield. (Pic credit: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)

Rightmove’s top 10 house price hotspots including in Leeds, Sheffield and Hull

Nick Alcock, head of Dacre Son & Hartley’s Knaresborough office. Picture: Dacre, Son & Hartley

From glue sticks to the internet: Inside 30 years of property in Yorkshire

The average price tag on a home jumped by 2.8% or nearly £10,000 in January, marking the biggest increase since June 2015, according to property website Rightmove. Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Housing: Asking prices rise in January as Yorkshire's rents fall

This £1.65m lifestyle property near Everingham, outside York, was one of the most viewed properties on Rightmove on Boxing Day. Picture: Cundalls

The two Yorkshire homes that were most viewed on Rightmove on Boxing Day 2025

Parts of York City Centre. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

Yorkshire places named among most-searched areas for home buyers in 2025

Sally Ormiston, director at Rural Solutions

Why the Boxing Day property rush exposes rural Yorkshire’s housing shortage

Liana in Harrogate during autumn.

Harrogate is the happiest place to live in my experience - here’s why
Harrogate was named one of the happiest places to live in Great Britain by Rightmove in December - as someone who grew up in the Yorkshire town, I agree and here’s why.
Liana Jacob

Alex Goldstein, property consultant.

Is this the beginning of the end for property portals?

The happiest places to live in Yorkshire have been revealed in Rightmove's 2025 Happy at Home Index

'Utterly gorgeous' - the 9 happiest places to live in Yorkshire

A view of the canal at Skipton. By Peter Kerr.

Skipton named happiest place to live in 2025

Tim Waring, prime residential, GSC Grays.

Budget clarity may be the spark the property market needs - Tim Waring

Pure Leisure Group Partners with Bowland Properties

Pure Leisure Group partners with Bowland Properties

Max Shepherd shares his expert insight

Yorkshire mortgage payments up 52 per cent since 2020

The Guildhall in Hull. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Yorkshire cities named among cheapest for renters according to Rightmove

Estate agents in Yorkshire are anticipating a busy autumn

Yorkshire estate agents gearing up for 'very strong September'

Ed Stoyle, director and head of residential sales at Savills in Yorkshire.

Here’s what could happen to Yorkshire house prices in the next five years

General view of Sold and For Sale signs outside a block of flats. Photo from Andrew Matthews/PA Images

Stamp duty hike causing 'North-South' divide in housing market

Tim Waring, prime residential, GSC Grays.

Why serious sellers need an agent with experience and tenacity in today's market
It is an interesting time to be an estate agent. The market does not seem to know where it is going. Indecision and hesitation are creeping into many transactions, sometimes even before a sale has been agreed.
Tim Waring

The volume of house sales is up compared to a year ago, Rightmove says. Picture: Adobe Stock

Yorkshire sees surge in property activity as UK house prices hit new record

Walkers pass through the bluebell meadows in Oxenber Wood and Wharfe Wood close to Austwick near Settle in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. PIC: Tony Johnson

Hopefully the march on the countryside will stop - Sarah Todd

Property expert and TV presenter Scarlette Douglas teams up with Smart Energy GB to spotlight how Brits are embracing green home upgrades. With 95% of those making eco-changes reporting cost savings, and simple steps like getting a smart meter helping them to reduce energy bills, Douglas uncovers the home improvements with financial and environmental benefits.

Britain embraces the 'Greenovation' with green home upgrades

Zoopla said that UK house prices increased by 1.6 per cent in the year to March 2025, slowing from an annual growth rate of 1.9 per cent in December 2024. Picture: Adobe Stock

House price momentum cools but North to lead sales growth across 2025

Asking prices for homes in England are increasing

Rightmove expert reveals advice for sellers as asking prices hit record high

Jane McDonald and Sue Ravey live in this £1million house which is up for sale

Jane McDonald is selling her £1 million bungalow in Wakefield

Across Yorkshire and the Humber, the average price of a home coming on the market this month is £252,957, according to Rightmove.

Yorkshire property prices rise 0.5 per cent in March, reaching £252,957 average

Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, has been named by the Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in the UK

The North East's best places to live named

These are the most expensive mansions for sale in Yorkshire, priced at up to £15 million

The 9 most expensive mansions for sale in Yorkshire

Kate Watts, Managing Director at Robert Watts Estate Agents.

Bradford named as one of the cheapest cities for renters

File photo of a sold and for sale signs.

Selling in Yorkshire? Compare Purplebricks, Yopa & Emoov

Rightmove estimates that a total of nearly 74,000 home movers in England will just miss the deadline and complete in April. Picture: Adobe Stock

Thousands expected to just miss stamp duty deadline on March 31

Fillming for a new Sky Original Christmas film, starring Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland. at Wetherby Town Hall. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Town where Kiefer Sutherland filmed scenes for new film sees property spike

Leeds has been named on a new list showing where house prices are increasing the most across the UK

Leeds revealed as UK house price growth hotspot

Estate agents are reporting an increase in activity so far this year with many homebuyers keen to complete their purchases before stamp duty thresholds increase on April 1, 2025. Picture: Pixmedia

Is it possible to buy a new home and beat the March 31 stamp duty deadline?

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to a housing development. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Why the process for buying and selling homes needs to be reformed - Jayne Dowle

Harrogate is the fifth happiest place to live in the UK according to the list.

Two Yorkshire towns named in top 10 happiest places to live

Alex Golstein, Property Consultant

Ask an estate agent these questions before selling your house

OakNorth provides loans from under £1m to over £50m to developers for their property projects.

‘Perfect storm’ starts to ease in Yorkshire as residential market picks up

Selling a house in the run-up to Christmas can be challenging.

Experts explain how to boost the chances of selling your home before Christmas

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Why downsizing is a smart move for baby boomers

The dream home for commuters is up for sale - in a station house in Westhumble, north of Dorking in Surrey.

Dream home for commuters: train station house goes on sale for £850k

Move to the Yorkshire Coast for Christmas with these tips from Barratt Homes (Abbey View, Whitby)

Local Yorkshire Coast housebuilder shares tips to sell your home and move before...

Rightmove has rebuffed a fourth takeover proposal from Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group worth around £6.2 billion. (Photo by Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire)

Rightmove rejects latest £6.2bn takeover approach from REA

Rightmove has rejected a £6.1 billion takeover deal from Rupert Murdoch's REA Group. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Rightmove rejects £6.1bn takeover move by Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group

Barratt and David Wilson Homes says move in for Christmas in Brough

Local Brough housebuilder shares tips to sell your home and move before Christma...

Rupert Murdoch's REA Group in Australia has made a third approach for Rightmove worth more than £6 billion as it ups its campaign to take over the UK property portal. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Australia’s REA increases takeover approach for Rightmove to £6.1bn

Rightmove said the takeover proposal from REA Group "fundamentally undervalued" the firm.

Rightmove rejects £5.6bn "opportunistic" offer from Murdoch's REA Group

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