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I would not dismiss the extra listings entirely. If new-listing volume keeps rising while completed sales remain thin, that could be an early shift even before headline prices react. But seller motivation is the missing piece: genuine sellers and speculative listings should not be counted alike...

The surprising issue for me is that the area figure may create more confusion than a duplicate advert. For a detached home, living area, total internal space and plot size lead to very different price comparisons, yet a listing may show only one unexplained number. Before keeping a property on...

I’d go a step further and avoid assigning a fixed repair allowance before the inspection. Separate the money into an untouchable emergency fund and a temporary closing-and-settling pot. Once you have the report, sort findings into urgent, soon and cosmetic. If the urgent list would consume most...