Nearly three in 10 (28%) home sales went to first-time buyers in August – the highest proportion in over a year – according to estate agents.
It marks the highest percentage since June 2020, when 29% sales went to people getting on the property ladder, according to estate agents’ body Propertymark.
It was the strongest August for sales to first-time buyers since 2016, when the percentage was also 28%.
There have been signs of the housing market becoming less frenzied after a stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland was tapered from July.
Many mortgage lenders have also reintroduced low-deposit mortgages in recent months, after many such deals disappeared last year in the uncertain economy.
The figures also suggest that competition for homes remains strong amid a lack of supply.
Across the UK housing market, more than a third (37%) of properties sold for more than the original asking price in August, up from 31% in July.
In August 2020, just 13% of homes sold over the asking price.
The average number of properties available per member branch stood at 23 in August, down from 28 per branch in July.
This means there is an average of 19 buyers chasing every available property on the market, Propertymark said.
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