Britain gets moving - unexpected mini-boom pushes prices higher

Rightmove published their House Price Index this morning and it gives a national picture of house prices and activity over the past few weeks.

Average asking price of property coming to market in Britain hits a record this month, 2.4% (+£7,640) higher than in March pre-lockdown, and the 3.7% annual rate of increase is the highest since December 2016
Mini-boom gathers momentum as all nations reopen and Britain gets moving again:
Year-on-year buyer enquiries up 75% in Britain since the start of July
44% of new listings that came up for sale in the first month after the English market opened on 13th May have already been marked as sale agreed, compared to 34% for the equivalent dates last year
Number of monthly sales agreed is up 15% in England on last year, and in the five days after the stamp duty announcement it jumped to 35% up on the same days a year ago
Total available stock has now recovered to being just 13% down in Great Britain, and the stamp duty holiday may encourage more to market to ensure they have plenty of time to move before the March deadline

Further boost to market activity - and especially for first-time buyers - with more low deposit mortgages available for up to 90% of the purchase price

Read the Full House Price Index here http://links.e.rightmove.co.uk/ctt?ms=Njc2MjkzODIS1&kn=1&r=NDgyNjg0Mzc1NjE4S0&b=2&j=MTkyMjIyMTg2NwS2&mt=1&rt=0

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