Across many parts of the UK, 26 December is associated with turkey curry, visiting relatives and general lazing after the main Christmas get-together. But there is another more unconventional activity that can be hugely popular: searching for a new home.
Known as the ‘Boxing Day bounce’, property websites often record bumper rises in online clicks. At Zoopla for example, Christmas Day is the lowest volume of visitors looking at homes for sale and this increases by nearly 70 per cent the following day.
