Commuter towns experiencing boom in demand for office space

Commuter towns experiencing boom in demand for office space as more companies move towards flexible working post-pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 2 May 2021 Commuter towns are experiencing a boom in demand for office space as more companies move towards flexible working … Read more

The best commuter villages where workers leaving London can snap up homes for less than £500,000

The best commuter villages where workers moving out of London can snap-up homes for less than £500,000 have been revealed. With Covid having a huge and potentially lasting impact on the working habits of millions of office workers – many of whom are now working from home – properties in the capital’s commuter belt are … Read more

The best commuter villages where workers leaving London can snap up homes for less than £500,000

The best commuter villages where workers moving out of London can snap-up homes for less than £500,000 have been revealed. With Covid having a huge and potentially lasting impact on the working habits of millions of office workers – many of whom are now working from home – properties in the capital’s commuter belt are … Read more

Escape to the commuter belt: 73,950 homebuyers left London in 2020 in four-year high

An estimated 73,950 homebuyers left London in 2020 in a four year high, with people leaving the capital for the commuter belt.    It was the highest total since around 78,170 properties were bought elsewhere in Britain by London leavers in 2016. The average London leaver spent £372,860 on their home outside the capital, the research … Read more

Commuter towns have become ‘home working hubs’ as millions work from home

Commuter towns including Halifax, Dudley and Reading have become ‘home working hubs’ as millions of UK workers stay away from the office, TalkTalk broadband data reveals TalkTalk data from January to August reveals the increase in internet usage   Collated upload and download data and created a percentage change figure   Reveals lockdown and shift to remote working … Read more

Shocking moment subway commuter gets wedged between the safety screen on the platform and the train

Subway passenger gets stuck between the train and the platform screen in front of horrified commuters ‘after failing to force his way onto a carriage’ in China A picture shows the passenger trapped between the safety screen and the train The man got stuck in the tight gap after trying to squeeze through closing doors … Read more

Bigger homes in commuter towns are on trend as 34% of tenants demand more space outside city

Landlords offering bigger rental properties in the countryside have become more sought after as tenants are now increasingly seeking to upsize properties in quieter neighbourhoods. Between May and August, just over a third (34 per cent) of tenants moving home demanded at least one extra bedroom to their property. This is sharply up from the … Read more

Man ‘who knocked commuter unconscious in London station mask row’ is 35-year-old father of one

A pram-pushing rail passenger who is suspected of knocking a commuter unconscious is a 35-year-old father-of-one.  Adam Seymour, 35, has been arrested in relation to an attack which sent John Adam flying after hitting him, leaving the victim with blood pouring out of his head at Clapham Junction Railway station. Mr Adam, 45,  spent 24 … Read more

Commuter train going wrong way on London Tube line avoids crash

Investigation is launched as commuter train going the WRONG WAY up a London Tube line stops just feet from having a head-on smash A train went the wrong way up a London Underground line on Sunday night It almost collided with a train at Chalfont & Latimer station in Buckinghamshire The near miss incident involving … Read more