Main image: SDLT transactions and receipts by price band, 2008-09 and 2018-19
SDLT receipts slump by 10% as high-value property deals fizzle
£1m+ property sales accounted for nearly 3% of transactions last year - and over 45% of total SDLT receipts
Asking prices climb to another record high as the property market sees its busiest ever H1
House prices are being inflated by "frenzied" buying activity and a continued shortage of properties being listed for sale
£82bn-worth of resi property deals are in ‘suspended animation’
Zoopla estimates that 50% fewer homes will be sold in 2020 than in 2019... The current rate of deals is about 10% of the usual March tally - a market more akin to late December than Springtime.
Competitive bids rise as London’s high-value property market rallies
Chestertons reports rising demand but continued short supply in prime London locations
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