Rise in first-time buyers seeking city life - especially in Dundee

With the rise of homeworking and surging house prices in many urban areas, one might have assumed that British cities had lost some of their appeal to homebuyers over the past decade, but it turns out the opposite is the case.

- Rupert Jones

An analysis of the first five months of this year shows the number of would-be first-time buyers in Great Britain looking to move to cities is up by 16% on average compared with the same period in 2015.

The location to record the most significant jump in first-time buyer inquiries over that period is Dundee, Scotland's fourth-largest city and, it is said, its sunniest.

Some will be surprised to learn that homebuyers' love affair with cities has intensified, bearing in mind that the pandemic apparently prompted many to think about a new life on the coast or in the countryside.