Location: South West

Well-known agent Tamzin Incledon will oversee searches in The Chilterns, Oxfordshire and Surrey for the boutique property firm.

Michael Fredriksson & Kim Jones are the latest names to join the upper-market platform's ranks.

Sam Pagett will be covering the Cheltenham patch as a Moveli broker.

Seasoned prime brokers Greg Crosse & Tim Jones have returned to their West Country roots.

Shay McNulty is leading an eight-strong team in South Dorset.

The Dorset enclave 'now stands out as the only seaside spot with an average asking price of over the million-pound mark,' says Rightmove.

New Partner Joel Moore has been operating in the local market for almost 20 years.

The national buying agency's new office in Gloucestershire will be headed by well-known former selling agent Adam Lock.

Helen Sandrone has joined RWK Goodman in Bristol.

'The problem is not second homeowners,' argues Colliers; 'it is politicians failing to understand the issues and having the courage to do something about it.'

Changes to council tax and the removal of interest relief on second homes have 'severely impacted' prime markets in Devon & Dorset, says Black Brick.

Seaside house prices have dipped in the last year, but remain significantly higher than in 2020.