Revealed: Where most homes sold in 2024

Estate agents in Scotland sold the most homes in 2024, with next year to be busy due to stamp duty changes.

According to GetAgent, Scotland tops the table with 54,428 transactions, accounting for 15% of the national total.

The South East sits second with the region having accounted for 14% of all transactions with the North West completing the top three at 11% in 2024.

Increasing positivity for the UK property market

Co-founder and chief executive officer of GetAgent, Colby Short, says despite challenges the property market has had a positive year with the start of 2025 set to be busy.

He said: “It’s been a year of increasing positivity for the UK property market however the nation’s estate agents have still had to traverse an increasingly tricky landscape, as buyers continued to contend with affordability constraints caused by higher mortgage rates.

“Despite this, the general consensus amongst agents is that they are on course to complete on a similar level of sales as we’ve seen in previous years, with Q4 set to be an incredibly busy one now that another stamp duty deadline is in place.

“As a result, we expect 2025 to begin with a flurry of market activity, however, it remains to be seen as to whether this pace will last once stamp duty relief thresholds are removed in April of next year.”

Across England, Leeds has seen the most homes sold by agents (3,994), followed by Birmingham (3,864), whilst Cardiff has seen the highest level of market activity in Wales with 1,826 homes sold.