Home-seller profits shrink as gains fall back to pre-pandemic levels
But 91% of sellers in 2024 still sold their homes for more than they paid, with nearly a third making six-figure gains.
UK housing market ‘back to its pre-pandemic size’
Savills estimates the total value of the UK property market contracted by 21% in the year to March, falling back to 2020 levels.
Foreign investment in London property remains well below pre-pandemic levels, despite a surge in dollar-buyers
Dollar-based buyers enjoyed significant currency discounts on homes in London last year, but demand from European and Middle Eastern buyers remains low.
Ranked: Where home-sellers made the biggest profits in 2023
Homeowners who sold-up in 2023 did so for an average of £103k (48%) more than they initially paid for their home, says Hamptons, down from a record high of £113k in 2022.
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