Spring is usually considered the best time to put a house on the market. The days are longer, blossom is on the trees and warmer days have returned. This year, however, estate agents say that has not been the case.
Across the country, weeks of rain have dented the spring market, particularly for properties in the countryside. Many homeowners have been holding back from putting their homes up for sale until their gardens and land look more presentable, while buyers have been holding off making viewings until the weather improves — thankfully, it does seem that the temperature is rising at last.
“In my 30 years as an estate agent, I’ve never known such a wet spring market,” says David Robinson, director of David J
