Rosalind Russell reports on the market in the Telegraph, and the unanimous view from the estate agents is that the good leads are out this summer:

"It is interesting to note that although the number of prospective viewers drops, the actual number of sales remains similar," says Peter Young, managing director of John D Wood & Co.

It's a similar story from Lane Fox's Lulu Egerton:

"The difference between this and other years is that every single person who is looking is serious."

And the message from Russell is that if you were thinking of taking a holiday and dealing with a house sale/purchase on your return, you might be about to miss the party. Read it here.