Stevenage and Stevenage Old Town continue to perform well, with rising prices, strong buyer demand and more homes coming to market, creating opportunities for both movers and first-time buyers this summer.

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.

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.

The Knebworth & Codicote property market remains resilient, with Codicote and Knebworth both seeing modest price growth, faster-than-average sales and a wider choice of homes for buyers this summer.