Rents are still rising, but legislation and affordability have changed the decisions landlords need to make. Here are the checks worth carrying out now.
Summer can make a home look its best, but keeping it viewing-ready while family life carries on is another matter.
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This July 2026 update reviews the Tewin & Digswell property market, focusing on Tewin, Burnham Green and Digswell, with insights on pricing, activity and what the latest trends mean for local homeowners, sellers and buyers.
Letchworth’s housing market remains lively in July, with prices rising across The Grange, Phoenix Park & Jubilee, and Jackmans, and more homes available for buyers to choose from.
July’s Hitchin property market shows a mixed picture, with Hitchin Town, Benslow, Bearton, the Poets Estate, Walworth, Purwell and the surrounding villages all seeing rising choice for buyers and more realistic pricing from sellers.
Welwyn Garden City’s summer market is active and price sensitive, with varied trends across Welwyn, West Side, Handside, Hatfield Hyde & Hall Grove, Panshanger and Haldens.
The Government's recent push to modernise the home moving process is aimed at one thing, cutting the delays and fall-throughs that make selling a home so stressful. For sellers in Hertfordshire, the practical answer to that is getting your home Contract Ready, having the information gathered up front rather than scrambling for it later.
It is one of the hardest moments in any home sale. The photographs are done, the house is immaculate, the listing is live, and then nothing. No calls. No viewings. Silence.
The Old Town is outperforming. Homes in the Old Town are achieving around 107 percent of asking and values are up 4.5 percent on the year. Character, period streets and a strong sense of place are commanding a clear premium over the wider town.
Homes here are agreeing fast and often above their guide, even with more choice than usual. Speed like this is built before launch, not after.
wo villages, one report, but increasingly two different markets. Knebworth is holding firm while Codicote takes a breath.