Prices rose 0.8% in April, showing resilience despite high mortgage rates. Demand is slightly down, but sales remain steady and supply strong. Improved affordability and lending support buyers, especially first-timers, in a more balanced, competitive market.

Across the UK and here in Warfield, the property market remains surprisingly active despite the issues at home and abroad. House prices are steady, buyers are still being selective, and the market itself is evolving.

For much of the last two decades, bungalows have quietly slipped out of fashion. Overshadowed by those glossy new build developments, three storey townhouses and open plan ‘modern living’, they became seen by many as somewhere only your granny lives rather than an aspirational home move.

If you are a homeowner or landlord in Burnham and thinking about selling in the coming months, one question tends to rise above all others. How long is this going to take?