‘Biggest sales pipeline in a decade’ as deals agreed on over 700,000 homes
Some 704,000 homes are marked Sold Subject to Contract and are now going through the sales process, according to Rightmove; it's the biggest sales pipeline of the last decade, 78% higher than in May 2019. But fewer than one in three buyers expect to complete before the end of the Stamp Duty holiday...
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