Inside Wales' most popular houses for sale
From looking for interior design ideas to dreaming about how they would renovate and improve a rundown home, from pretending to flounce around a huge country mansion to finding unique features to share on social media and shock your followers, Rightmove has become the central properties for sale to find them all
The UK's largest property platform has revealed exclusively to WalesOnline the top eight of the most viewed homes in Wales so far this year and a historic gem in Wales has hit the number one spot as the most popular home to have an online tour around. For more property stories sent to your inbox twice a week sign up to the property newsletter here .
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Colleen Babcock, property expert at Rightmove, said: "From a stiletto-shaped bathtub abode in Conwy to an £8m mansion, to an auction property with views, this year's most viewed homes so far on Rightmove highlight the unique charm and diversity of the Welsh housing market.
"With the UK's largest choice of homes, there's a home to meet any unique requirement on Rightmove, from historic estates to modern mega-mansions. It's no wonder that home seekers spent over 16.4 billion minutes on our platform last year, exploring these incredible properties."
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40 minutes ago
- Wales Online
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Scottish Sun
2 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
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Wales Online
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- Wales Online
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