Despite the weather outside giving strong winter overtones, we are now very much moving towards spring and, with that, comes the Spring Budget, which was delivered this week. I filmed this vlog the day before, so in this week's edition, you’ll hear my predictions, which includes the leak to the media regarding second homes.  Here at Maddisons, we are experiencing the beginnings of a positive and robust spring market, with our diary full of market appraisals and fabulous new properties launching almost every day.