As we hit the third week of December, the Pinner property market does slow down ready for the big day. It’s at this time of year, I like to work out the total value of every home in Pinner, and how that value has changed since 2010 (as that was the bottom of the market after the Credit Crunch).

This Avocado Property guide explores how proposed changes could affect buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in Newbury, Kingsclere, and Highclere. Insights also apply to surrounding rural communities like Woolton Hill, Ashford Hill, and Burghclere. Contact us for tailored, village-specific advice.

If you listened to the doom merchants, you would think first-time buyers (FTB) in Pinner had no chance at all. According to the loudest voices, buying a first home is impossible, the ladder has been pulled up, and the only people who buy their first homes today are lottery winners or those with wealthy parents.

The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget has finally arrived after months of rumour, leaked ideas and speculation. Many households in Ruislip had braced themselves for a sweeping new annual tax on homes above £500,000.