welcome to budleigh salterton in devon. this is the longboat cafe on the waterfront, and for the first time, it s planning to stay open through the winter. last year we were open for the week after christmas and it was just as busy as it was in the height of summer. the high street. there isn t a single empty shop. how s business? yeah, we re doing very well, thank you. i would say 20% up on what we were pre covid. and the housing market is what estate agents describe as buoyant. it s just been crazy down here during covid crazy. in what way? well, people were gazumping people 60,000 80,000, 100 grand a house. a town that used to be a place to retire is changing. i met two of the more recent arrivals, adam and mark. so we moved into budleigh 2021 - june 2021. so you arrived during covid here? we were very, very lucky