Shortfall in homes for sale

Date Published 29 July 2021

* According to Rightmove there was a 225,000 shortfall in homes available for sale in the first half of 2021.

* In the first half of this year 140,000 more sales were agreed than the 2014 to 2019 average, and yet homes available for sale were down 85,000, creating a 225,000 shortfall.

* The shortage of homes for sale has led to record-breaking house prices. The Nationwide house price index reported a 13.4% annual increase in house prices in June.

* List your property with us now and take advantage of housing market demand remaining 26% higher than in 2020.

Source: Dataloft, Rightmove, Nationwide, Zoopla