Surreal doesn’t do it justice. Are we really locked down in our own homes while an invisible killer preys on the elderly and infirm? Our heartfelt feelings go out to everyone feeling worried or anxious for themselves or their family at this unprecedented time. Likewise we share in the frustration many of us must feel about this sudden interruption into daily life. We’re not operating under the illusion that anyone is thinking too hard about moving home or the property market right now - so f...

The last house price boom really was something. It created property millionaires, TV celebrities, accidental landlords, an explosion of PropTech companies and one or two red-faces in its aftermath. In 2007, it’s hottest year, the price of the average UK home rose by £15,900. Bicester felt the effect as well, by prices rising by 10.7 per cent or £23,700 in that year alone. We all know things came to a sudden halt in 2008 with the credit crunch, when the availability of mortgage finance eva...