There was no sign of the usual traditional slowdown in the UK property market at the end of last year. Instead, December followed suit with the rest of the year, bucking trends and ripping up the rule-book to end in a blaze of activity. The latest data from HMRC shows the extent of this, revealing that residential property transactions totalled 129,400 during the month, 31.5% higher than December 2019 and 13.1% higher than November. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the number of transactions rises to 137,200, 34.2% higher than December 2019 and 14.0% higher than November 2020. Read more on the Property Reporter website.
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