The Mousehole rental is only short-term and even though it is a substantially discounted holiday let, it is still costing me as much in Cornwall as London did, which tells you how irrational the property market here is.In the summer, tens of houses appeared for sale on Rightmove every day.
Now the market is dead. ‘Nothing will come on until Easter,’ says my friend Jess, who is trying to buy in rural Yorkshire. We bond over our shared angst about what house prices are doing and whether the stamp-duty holiday will be extended.
I worry about whether to buy quickly or rent long-term. At least here I do my worrying while eating saffron buns on clifftop walks.I start viewing houses again, and it’s back to wondering what I want.
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