British Home Sales Hit Record After Lockdown

Britons bought and sold a record number of homes between mid July and early August as pent-up demand from the coronavirus lockdown and a desire to leave London bucked the usual summer slowdown, industry data shows.  Property website Rightmove, which says it is used by 90% of British estate agents, reported the highest number of home sales agreed since it began tracking the data more than 10 years ago, with transactions more than 20% higher than the previous record. Read more on the Reuters website.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-houseprice/british-home-sales-hit-record-after-lockdown-rightmove-says-idUKKCN25C0WO