UK property sales forecast to rise by 10% as buyers and sellers return

All measures of activity were higher than last year, said the property company. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Buyers and sellers continued to return to the property market in February, and are expected to boost the number of home sales by 10% this year, according to the latest data from property website Zoopla.

All measures of activity were higher than in February 2023, the company said, with agreed sales up by 15% and buyer demand up by 11%.