Britain’s housing market is set for a busy autumn after the Bank of England cut interest rates this month for the first time since Covid-19 struck, with the number of homes listed for sale hitting a seven-year high.
The stock of homes for sale in the UK was 14 per cent higher over the past month compared with the same time in 2023, according to analysis published by property website Zoopla on Wednesday.
More buyers and sellers have been coming back to the market after almost two years of muted activity caused by higher borrowing costs, as the BoE raised its benchmark rate to a 16-year high of 5.25 per cent in a bid to tame inflation.