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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

Searches for UK homes with air conditioning more than double

A woman at home rests her chin on her hand and looks at a pedestal fan
Photograph: Tommaso Altamura/Alamy

Searches for homes for sale in the UK with air conditioning have more than doubled this summer as heatwaves push staying cool up the list of priorities for homebuyers, alongside nearness to good schools and transport links.

In the week of the UK’s fifth heatwave, in which temperatures in parts of England hit 38C, the property website Rightmove said the heat was influencing how Britons thought about their homes, with more people paying attention to how comfortable a property would be during hotter weather.

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