Drawing from a comprehensive dataset, TwentyCi, a leading provider of data-driven marketing solutions for the removals and storage sector, gives an update on the property and home moving market.
In this article, TwentyCi reviews the market place in the last quarter, giving details of asking prices, exchanges and instructions.
It also answers the question – whether the last Friday in August is really the busiest moving day of the year.
The market place in Q2 2025
When the stamp duty relief ended, a quieter Q2 was anticipated.
The statistics show exchanges were down as expected, but rising supply and demand demonstrate that the UK population still have the appetite to move.
Average asking price: The average UK residential asking price in Q2 was £458k, an increase of £24k from Q1, reflecting the current mix of properties for sale.
Instructions: In Q2 2025, new instructions increased by 5.6% compared to Q2 2024. The supply of properties newly for sale is at its highest point in the last seven years, rising by over 4.2% year-on-year for 2025 year-to-date.
Exchanges: While exchanges might be down quarter-on-quarter, overall, year-to-date, they are 30% higher than in 2024. This lends itself to the first quarter of 2025 seeing a frenzied rush from buyers aiming to complete before 31 March, which marked the end of the temporary Stamp Duty Tax relief.
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