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- The UK housing market saw 64,680 house sales in April 2025, a 64% drop from 177,440 sales in March.
- This decline followed a surge in March as buyers rushed to complete purchases before stamp duty changes took effect on April 1.
- First-Time buyers lost exemption for properties up to £425,000 and now pay stamp duty on homes costing over £300,000, reducing buyer activity.
- Experts noted the market remains resilient, supported by less stringent mortgage affordability tests, an increase in available homes, and a recent interest rate cut.
- While April’s sales dipped sharply, recent weeks show a significant rise in agreed sales at the fastest rate in four years, indicating renewed market confidence.
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Property sales plummeted in April, new HMRC figures show
Property sales suffered a record drop in April following the rush to get deals done ahead of the Stamp Duty deadline on April 1st. The latest figures from HMRC show a 64% fall in property transactions compared to March, and 28% lower than the same time last year. Record fall This is the highest month-on-month decrease since records began for non-seasonally adjusted figures. HMRC says: “There was a large peak in transactions in March 2025 and a s…
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business-live.co.ukProperty transactions falter despite rise in number of homes available
Homebuying in the UK slowed in April after the end of the stamp duty holiday, despite an uptick in the number of properties available. The number of UK residential transactions in April 2025 was 64,680, 28 per cent lower than April 2024 and 64 per cent lower than March 2025, according to official statistics. Estate agents attributed the drop to the end of the stamp duty holiday in March, which caused a rush of housebuying from first-time buyers …
Property transactions see sharp fall in April following Stamp Duty deadline
The number of property transactions across the UK experienced a significant decline in April 2025, according to the latest provisional data released by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Both residential and non-residential sectors recorded marked drops compared to the previous month and the same period last year. For residential properties, the seasonally adjusted estimate of transactions stood at 64,680. This represented a sharp 28% fall compared …
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