Summer sales spike borne out in BoE mortgage data
66,300 mortgages were approved in July, according to the Bank of England. That's the highest since February, a 66% jump from the previous month (39,900 in June), and comes in pretty close to the level seen in July of last year.
Asking prices rise to ‘within a whisker of a new record’, but sales still struggle
New seller supply 'remains constrained nationally', says Rightmove as we approach the year's halfway point - particularly in southern regions
Just one in five deals fall through as ‘Covid clauses’ keep sales pipelines flowing
“You’d be surprised by how much activity there still is", says Knight Frank's prime London team...
Sales rates pick up across GB, but fewer than half of London listings find a buyer
In a typical year, only around half of properties listed for sale on Rightmove successfully find a buyer. That has jumped to nearly 70% in the last year or so.
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