This week the headlines about property prices shout about the biggest decline in house prices since 2009. In reality the numbers don't look that bad, Nationwide is reporting a drop in one month of a lockdown period of just 1.7% and Reuters are saying a 1% drop. Both report a year on year increase in house prices.

We were a little surprised by the headlines and expect, as usual, the larger cities like London are influencing the figures by a considerable degree. It was only two weeks ago that The Telegraph reported that Estate Agents are scrambling to deal with soaring inquiries, Estate Agency Today reported that the UK experienced a huge surge of public interest just hours after the industry lockdown came to an end. Rightmove had 2,115 properties added to their portal in the first six hours of agencies returning to business.

Talking to our local estate agents they have been saying to us that house prices have remained strong, and more enquiries are coming through from people looking to relocate out of densely populated areas into more rural locations like Suffolk. An independent report from BDA BDRC last week showed that: "1 in 4 office-based businesses are looking to scale down their office space – a proportion which grows to 30%+ among larger and London-based companies". The report later showed that more people would be working from home, and where better than the beauty and tranquility that can be found in Suffolk?