Spring is widely considered to be one of the most popular times of the year to come to the market. One of the most important stages in the process of selling a house is the photography and marketing stage to generate maximum interest and achieve the best price.

The upturn in weather conditions and bloom of the British wildlife can display properties at their most colourful and appealing. Those pictures of the house and garden are going to look bright, striking and enticing during the spring season. The warmer days tend to elevate peoples mood, positivity, thoughts of summer and the future. It can be quite common for ​families to start their home search in the spring, looking to confirm offers and move home during the summer holidays so children can start school unperturbed. We have a handy guide on how to prepare your property for marketing here.

Property portal Zoopla reported in early 2025 that buyer demand is 14% ahead of early 2024. The number of sales being agreed is also up by 15%.

We are seeing demand for our properties is continuing in an upward trajectory along with general buyer positivity. The stamp duty holiday for first time buyers has come to an end but with lowered, more stable interest rates and no other drastic changes on the horizon to wait for, the property market is very buoyant.

Higher enquiry levels mean more buyer competition to find the perfect home so sellers are advised to be market ready and considered 'proceedable' for their offers to be considered. Don't forget, there is a lot of work involved for the seller in preparing a home for a viewing. In some cases, we are seeing more frequently now that serious sellers are only allowing viewings to take place in their homes with proceedable buyers, who are either on the market already or under offer. For that reason, if you are planning to move in 2025, don't delay choosing the best agent to represent you and ensuring you are in at minimum a market ready position. When looking for the best agent our advice would be to read the Google reviews, look at the calibre of their marketing of other properties including video tours and social media. As with any product or service, the fees they charge will vary so make sure you compare like for like and review the contract terms, particularly the length you are tied in for very carefully.

Another way to get ahead of the game and never miss out on your dream home is to ensure your property search profile for our 'heads up property alerts' is up to date. You can be precise about your search criteria and select multiple areas then you will receive a notification as soon as we launch a new listing, BEFORE the properties are listed on the 3 major portals, Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket.