The desire to move remains on the agenda for many as the housing market proved one of the bright sparks of the economy during 2020. Rightmove reported it had a soaring start to the year with buyer demand up 12%, and sales agreed up 9% in January year on year. Take a look at our latest Spring Housing Market Report here which showcases the positive emerging from this challenging situation which include; housing market defying expectations at the end of 2020 ending at its strongest since the summer of 2016, and the vaccination programme is on target. Headline figures:
7.6% Annual house price growth
129,000 Property sales in December
12% Buyer demand up start of 2021