Sales agreed are up 9% compared to a year ago.
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Sales agreed are up 9% compared to a year ago.
The start of 2024 also saw an 80% increase in the number of properties coming to market.
However, transactions saw the first month-on-month increase since August 2023.
£154.7bn worth of property was sold in 2023, an annual reduction of 48%.
Early 2024 sales activity saw a 33% increase compared to December last year.
Buyer demand is at its strongest since February 2022.
Transactions are down by 18% compared to December 2022.
UK buyer demand is up 12% and sales agreed are up 13% year-on-year.
Buyer enquiries recorded the least downbeat reading since April 2022.
The number of available properties decreased alongside new prospective buyers and sales agreed.
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