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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Miles Brignall

Number of agreed UK house sales over past month ‘up 15% on 2023’

A colourful terrace house in Berkshire
Rightmove says the average price of property coming to the market for sale has dropped a fractional 0.4% to £373,493. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock

The number of agreed house sales over the past month was 15% up on this time last year, according to Rightmove, as buyers anticipate “gamechanging” interest rate cuts they hope could come as early as August.

Britain’s biggest property website said homebuyers largely shrugged off the “distractions” of the general election and the Euro 2024 football tournament to keep transactions well above this time last year.

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