Property Boom

Covid Property Boom

UK house prices sit above pandemic market peak, six years on from first Covid lockdown

The latest research from Yopa has found that, six years on from the first Covid lockdown (23rd March 2020), the average UK house price remains 1.7% above the peak reached during the pandemic property market boom, despite the more subdued market conditions seen since.

Yopa analysed* average house price data at three key points in time - January 2020 prior to Covid arriving in the UK,...

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SDLT deadline drove 89% increase in sales but agents can't afford to rest now it's ended

The nation's estate agents are being warned to brace for a busy year of property market activity, as the latest market analysis by GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed that transaction levels in March hit their highest monthly total since June 2021.

While much of this activity was likely fuelled by the stamp duty deadline, market momentum is expected to continue into the summer months. GetAgent saw...