Landlord Alert – If you’re selling up, do it this month

Landlord Alert – If you’re selling up, do it this month

New analysis from Rightmove reveals that February is the best month to sell a home, based on the likelihood of successfully finding a buyer.

The analysis looked at millions of properties listed for sale between 2014 and 2024, excluding the pandemic.

February is the best month to get your home sold on average

February just came out on top as the best month to get a home sold, with 68.9% of homes listed for sale in the month going onto successfully find a buyer.

January and March tied for second place. In both months, 68.8% of homes listed for sale go onto find a buyer on average.

In third place came April (68.7%) and then May (67.7%) further highlighting the popularity of the Spring moving season. 

Although October came bottom of the list, 65.4% of homes listed in this month still go onto find a buyer on average.

What else did the data show?

In other metrics, January was identified as the quickest month to find a buyer on average, in 47 days. February was the next quickest at 48 days.

March came out as the busiest month overall for home-moving activity. I

This article is taken from Landlord Today