November is an ideal month to check this house

Riverside provides an ideal location for those who want to escape the city, but maintain some of the convenience, writes Rose Martin

NOVEMBER is the most honest month in which to sell a house. The sky is low, the trees are bare and flower beds are just greyed-off husks.

Not a good time to show — but the best of all times for buyers. November is the season of rising damp and freezing fog — perfect for fault finding.