When is the best time of the year to sell a house?

The best time of the year to sell a house in the UK has been revealed, with one month in particular the most effective for sellers.

Spring has been named as the prime time to sell your home, according to Rightmove.

Their analysis over the last five years revealed that March is the strongest month of the year to sell, with the highest number of buyers enquiring about properties for sale.

March also has the biggest number of new listings across the year and due to demand among buyers at its the highest, it is also the most competitive time to buy.

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As we are now approaching March, activity is ramping up among buyers.

New listings are up 11% in the last three weeks compared to the same period last year, data from Rightmove reveals.

Buyer demand is also up 32% over the last three weeks compared to the same time last year and home-valuation requests to estate agents are up 27% since the start of the year in comparison to last year.

Rightmove's study, which compared home-moving data over the last five years excluding 2020 due to the pandemic, showed March is the month when the highest number of buyers are enquiring about each property available on average.

This means competition between buyers is at its strongest in March on average, providing the best opportunity for many prospective to sell their home.

Around three quarters of all properties are successfully landing a buyer at the moment, compared to a historical average of around half.

At the moment, sellers are finding buyers in an average of 39 days, compared to an average of 59 days over the last five years.

April is the next strongest month to sell, based on