The Lake House, nestled in Mill End on the outskirts of the village of Bradwell on Sea, has been owned by the same family for 60 years

Springfield Hall in Chelmsford is an imposing Grade II listed property set on a roomy plot in excess of one acre

It may not be enough to just lock your windows and doors when it comes to keeping your home and its contents safe from intrusion.

The environment in which we live become a real focus for us all during lockdown, and the experience is likely to have a significant impact on the preferences of house buyers for some time to come. So what does that mean for your home?

Priorities for home buyers and sellers will change in light of the experience of Covid-19 and the extended lockdown, with moving intentions, budget, size of property and location all impacted, a new survey from property group Savills suggests