Jump in chain-free property listings as buyers prime for action

The Stamp Duty holiday "is not a dealbreaker for most buyers (especially at the top end)", says Savills, after surveying 1,300 prime property buyers and sellers.

But the majority of October's property exchanges in prime London still originated in deals done before the first national lockdown, says Knight Frank.

Average prime values outside of London have climbed beyond their 2007 peak for the first time, says Savills, and now sit some 1.4% above their pre-crash high.