One in five people now less likely to buy a property due to Covid-19 – PWC

Each residential property transaction adds an average of £9,559 to the UK economy, according to some sums by Knight Frank and the Home Builders Federation.

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.

National buying agency Garrington has compiled a "definitive league table of post-Covid property hotspots", assessing the best places to live in the "new normal" of 2021 and beyond.