Stamp Duty receipts rocket

Annual property price inflation in Prime Central London has picked up to 0.8%; the highest rate since May 2016.

"The stamp duty holiday was perfectly timed to enable more people to improve their set up by moving," says Marsh & Parsons.

"We haven’t yet seen any significant increase in properties falling through so it looks like most are going ahead regardless," says Tim Bannister, Rightmove’s Director of Property Data.