More than 100,000 additional house sales are expected
during the first three months of 2021, as the rebound in the property market
continues and buyers rush to complete their purchases before the end of the
stamp duty holiday. The number of new sales being agreed remains 38% higher
than it was a year ago, according to property website Zoopla. The UK housing
market has rebounded since the summer because of pent-up demand following the
first UK-wide lockdown, and after the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, decided in July
to introduce a stamp duty holiday on properties up to £500,000 until March
2021. Read more on the Guardian website.
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