Twentyea has shared their most recent analysis, focusing on the gap between the asking price and the agreed sale, referred to as the transfer price since 2018. So what does the Data Show? From the data, it is apparent that the gap between the asking price and the transfer price was as its lowest in 2019, despite the Brexit issue and the general election. It is also evident that sale prices have increased in 2020 following the market re-opening in May 2020. Source: Twentyea

twentyea are experts who provide market data on the UK home mover market. They have taken stock on the impact of Covid-19 on the housing market. In short, their analysis shows that the majority of households who had intended to sell then Covid-19 was upon us, refrained from listing their properties, however those already involved in a sale continued and did so in great numbers. Covid-19 Impact on Housing Sector Covid-19, hit the housing market significantly: 285,000 new inst

Since the housing market re-opened on 13th May 2020, buyer activity has steadily increased. #TwentyEA report that that they have seen 3 continuous weeks of growth for both new instructions (increasing from 10,000 to approximately 24,000) and sales agreed (increasing from 5,000 to approximately 16,000). This is equivalent to around 73% of the 2019 level of activity. #NewInstructions Image: TwentyEA #SalesAgreed Image: TwentyEA Based on the last two weeks of data, TwentyEA