Buyers and sellers in March were in rush to complete deals before end of stamp duty holiday

The number of homes sold in the UK hit a record high in March as buyers and sellers attempted to complete deals before the end of the stamp duty holiday.

About 180,690 transactions were recorded during the month, according to official figures from HMRC, double the total in March 2020 and the highest number since it started publishing the data in this way in 2005.

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