Buyer confidence is improving and 12% more homes are going under offer compared to this time last year. Mortgage approvals for home purchases are also up 32%.
Nic Hopkirk
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Nic is a lifestyle writer and editor who has written for the Evening Standard, Daily Mail, Time Inc and Marks & Spencer. A former managing editor for Microsoft, Nic ran the Lifestyle group of channels on MSN, covering content ranging from food and travel to fashion and beauty. She's acted as a consultant for Global Radio, a launch editor for boutique sites and began her career as a regional news journalist.
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Buyers are back in market and demand is now 11% up on this time last year. This is good news for sellers, as the number of sales agreed climbs 15%.
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