According to Rightmove it has been busy start to 2018, visits are up by over 9% so far in January when compared to same period last year.
It was also revealed that the average price of property coming to market is up 0.7% this month, similar to the 0.6% rise at this time a year ago with a virtually identical number of properties coming to market.
Additionally, Rightmove says buyers are “still being very choosy”, as shown by the number of sales agreed in the last quarter of 2017 being lower than a year ago in all regions.
Overall, supply remains tight, with average overall stock per estate agency branch holding steady at 42 properties, the same as a year ago.