From 2016 to 2018, the average time for a home to be listed for sale and to the sale being agreed has significantly increased in England's capital city, London. In fact, The South East, East of England and London all saw the average times of property transactions increase during this period by over 30 percent. Scotland saw the largest reduction in transaction times with a decrease of 15.6 percent overall.
Change in time taken from listing a home to a sale being agreed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018*, by region
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Statistics on Home purchasing in the United Kingdom (UK)
Ownership of homes
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- Basic Statistic Home ownership rate in the UK 2007-2018
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- Basic Statistic Current position on the residential property market United Kingdom 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic England: share of owner occupied households 2000 to 2022
- Basic Statistic England: homeowner distribution 2022, by home financing and age
Mortgages
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- Premium Statistic Leading mortgage lenders in the UK 2021, by amount outstanding
- Premium Statistic Leading mortgage lenders in the UK 2020-2022, by gross lending
- Premium Statistic Market share of leading mortgage lenders in the UK 2021, by mortgages outstanding
- Premium Statistic Average mortgage interest rates in the UK 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Mortgage interest rate in the United Kingdom 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Quarterly gross mortgage lending in the UK Q4 2018- Q2 2022
- Basic Statistic Monthly development of the value of remortgaging loan approvals in the UK 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Monthly development of approvals for house purchase lending in the UK 2010-2022
House sales
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- Premium Statistic Number of housing transactions in the UK 2016-2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Monthly completed house sales volumes in England and Wales 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Average property asking price in the United Kingdom (UK) Q4 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Average property asking price in London (UK) Q4 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Average number of days to sell property in Great Britain 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Average number of days to sell property in Great Britain 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of high street vs online estate agent transactions in the UK Q2 2022
- Premium Statistic Average stock per estate agent in the UK 2018-2022
Housing stock completions
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- Premium Statistic UK housing: Total annual housing completions in England Q2 2014-Q4 2019
- Premium Statistic Annual housing completions by private enterprises in England Q4 2014-Q4 2019
- Premium Statistic Quarterly housing completions in past year by associations in England 1979-2020
- Premium Statistic Annual housing completions by local authorities in England Q1 2013 - Q2 2020
Residential property transaction numbers
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- Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in the UK 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in England 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in Scotland 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in Wales 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of residential property transactions in Northern Ireland 2012-2022
First-buyers: property purchase
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- Basic Statistic Attitude towards buying residential property in the United Kingdom 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of first time buyers in the UK 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic England: average age of first time home buyers from 2005 to 2022
- Premium Statistic First time buyer mortgage in the UK 2020-2021, by region
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Knight Frank. (December 5, 2018). Change in time taken from listing a home to a sale being agreed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018*, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029642/change-in-time-taken-to-sell-a-home-in-the-uk-by-region/
Knight Frank. "Change in time taken from listing a home to a sale being agreed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018*, by region ." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029642/change-in-time-taken-to-sell-a-home-in-the-uk-by-region/
Knight Frank. (2018). Change in time taken from listing a home to a sale being agreed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018*, by region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029642/change-in-time-taken-to-sell-a-home-in-the-uk-by-region/
Knight Frank. "Change in Time Taken from Listing a Home to a Sale Being Agreed in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2018*, by Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029642/change-in-time-taken-to-sell-a-home-in-the-uk-by-region/
Knight Frank, Change in time taken from listing a home to a sale being agreed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018*, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029642/change-in-time-taken-to-sell-a-home-in-the-uk-by-region/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Change in time taken from listing a home to a sale being agreed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018*, by region [Graph], Knight Frank, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029642/change-in-time-taken-to-sell-a-home-in-the-uk-by-region/