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64% won't buy a property with out a garden

• As summer officially begins this week, gardens and outside space remain priorities on buyer wish lists.
• Nearly two-thirds of residents wouldn't buy a property in 2021 without outside space (Rated People).
• Gardens are currently the most sought after property feature for buyers according to results of the latest Dataloft poll of agents.
• Following the UK's first lockdown a year ago, 67% of buyers and 64% of renters said a garden was more important (Property Academy, 2020) and there is no sign of this trend waning.
• Access to outside space was the top predictor of our level of comfort in our homes during the pandemic (Place Alliance), gardening also known to have a positive impact on wellbeing and mental health.

 Source: Dataloft, Rated People (2021), Property Academy (2020)