Home move views boom

AN online property firm says it has had the busiest start to a year, with 30% more visits to its website.

Rightmove also said contacts to estate agents about buying property were 11% up on the start of 2020 and renting by 22%.

The end of a stamp duty holiday on March 31 has contributed to activity.

Ri g htmove’s Tim Bannister said the market is open despite the lockdowns and “the demand we’ve seen is the highest we’ve ever had in January”.