Are you considering a 2025 home move? The market is moving already…

It was the busiest ever Boxing Day for new seller activity, with the east of England seeing the second highest level of properties coming to the market in the UK.

A record number of new homes were listed for sale by agents, according to property portal Rightmove, with the east only being surpassed by the south east.

The latest real-time data from the company reveals record levels of Boxing Day activity in 2024, as home hunters got ahead of a 2025 move.

The number of new properties coming to the market for sale was 26 per cent higher than Boxing Day 2023, when the previous record was set.

Traditionally, there is a bounce in home-moving activity on Boxing Day from one of the quietest days of the year, Christmas Day, which leads into the busy January moving season.

The majority (46 per cent) of homes listed by new sellers were mid-market, second-stepper homes – consisting of three and four-bedroom properties.

Over a third (35 per cent) of homes listed for sale were smaller, typical first-time buyer type properties, and 18 per cent were the largest homes at the top of the ladder.

Rightmove also recorded its busiest ever Boxing Day for visits to its platform, beating the previous record set in 2021.

Total buyer demand, measured by the number of enquiries sent to estate agents about homes for sale, was also 20 per cent higher on December 26, 2024, than the same day in 2023, as potential buyers capitalised on more choice ahead of a 2025 move.

Steve Pimblett, Rightmove’s chief data officer said: “We’ve seen a record-breaking Boxing Day, not only for people turning to the Rightmove platform once the Christmas Day festivities are over, but also for home-movers taking action and getting ahead of a 2025 move.

“While it’s very early days, these first indicators are positive signs for a busy start to the year for agents.”

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