Let's talk truths. Selling an and buying a house in the UK is awful. Non committed buyers and sellers, no time bound and woeful solicitors and agents who are the bottom of the feeding trough. It's time to see how the US or Australia do it. Or to see how the EU commits all parties early and adheres to a process. The UK situation is a basket case and having bought and sold properties in the above mentioned property markets it would be good if the host used his profile to lobby for structural change rather than describe the hapless status quo. Greetings from Australia.