A nation of frustrated home-movers
The downturn in the housing market in the last three years has left the UK a nation of frustrated, unfulfilled house-movers, according to the latest data from Understanding Society, a study of 40,000 UK households funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. It found that between 2009 and 2010 only 10 to 14 per cent of people who wished to move actually achieved their desire and overall only 6.4 per cent of people moved home during that period. The study also found that living in an urban setting or in a less deprived areas increased the likelihood of fulfilling your moving