Best year for house sales since financial crisis

UK property sales are heading for their best year since before the financial crisis, according to mortgage broker John Charcol. The number of homes bought and sold is set to reach 1.4m this year - the highest number since 2007. A monthly record was smashed in June as sellers took advantage of the stamp duty holiday. The reduction will be phased out by October. Ray Boulger, a senior manager at John Charcol, said the bounceback in the housing market this year has been so strong that there were more than double the number of transactions in the first half of last year.

The Mail on Sunday (01/08/2021)