New-build homes are a fifth smaller than they were in the 1970s

"Opinions are increasingly divided as to whether the property market is enjoying a temporary blip in activity due to the released pent-up demand, or whether what is being witnessed is a ‘once in a generation’…

A quarter of people say they are more likely to buy a second home now than before the Covid-19 lockdown, says Knight Frank.

Record demand in June ‘more than made up’ for the market hiatus, says the agency