and are being over-optimistic on the price they think they can achieve,' says Tim Bannister, a property expert at Rightmove. 'Agents tell us that sellers often ask them to try to market their home ...

Average advertised rent for new properties coming to the market has hit a new quarterly record, according to Rightmove's latest market analysis.

Rightmove property expert Tim Bannister said: "In recent years it has become more attractive for some landlords to leave the rental sector rather than to continue to invest in it, due to rising ...

Once a year, Ursula Bannister climbs to High Rock Lookout, a viewpoint near Ashford, Wash., where she scattered her mother’s ashes 23 years ago. She brings flowers for her annual visit.