
31st March 2025
First time buyer frenzy super-charges market in early 2025
Official government figures show that 108,250 residential transactions took place in the UK in February . That’s a jaw-dropping 28% higher than February 2024 and 13% higher than January 2025 – fuelled, it’s widely believed, by many first time buyers wanting to beat the stamp duty changes which come into effect tomorrow. Nick...