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.

Young people have been locked out of homeownership. Deposits are impossible to save. Mortgage rules are too strict. And ‘Generation Rent’ is now permanent. According to the narrative by the newspapers, younger generation homeownership has collapsed.

There is a growing shift taking place in the Tadley property market, and it is not one that can be ignored. While much of the national conversation focuses on house prices and interest rates, a quieter yet more revealing metric is beginning to stand out, how long properties are taking to sell.

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