First-Time Buyers Remain Dominant In Driving Housing Activity

Lloyds Bank has reported that the number of people moving home increased for the first time in three years in the first half of 2019. There were 160,540 homemovers in the first half of 2019, up by 810 (1%) compared with the same period in 2018. Homemovers are still behind first-time buyers however where the numbers increased at a slightly higher rate of 7,460 (5%) to 173,790 in the first half of 2019. Regionally, the North, South East and Scotland are seeing falls (between 0.3% and 1.9%) in the numbers of homemovers in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. Read more on the Best Advice website.

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