Buying or selling a home is often one of the most significant transactions people make, yet the process in England and Wales remains frustratingly slow. You find the home of your dreams, you make an offer, it is negotiated, and a price is agreed. Yet once a sale is agreed, it takes an average of 118 days for legal completion to take place.

When setting out on your journey of moving home, most people start with inviting estate agents to their home to determine price, timescales and find out what the market is doing. Will the person in your living room actually deal with your move or will you passed to different departments? An essential question to ask when deciding on who to instruct

The UK housing market has always been subject to government policy announcements, outside forces of economics, and consumer confidence fluctuations.

Are you a Shepperton homeowner considering a move in the next six to twelve months? Perhaps you're a buy-to-let landlord weighing up whether to expand or streamline your portfolio? Or maybe you’re a first-time buyer wondering if now is the right moment to take the plunge?