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Britain's cash homebuyer hotspots revealed as London sellers least likely to find cash buyer
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Britain's Cash Homebuyer Hotspots
The latest research by Birmingham estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , reveals where in Britain home sellers are most likely to find a cash homebuyer.
A cash buyer can often see many sellers reduce their asking price expectations as they often bring a far smoother, and quicker, transaction process. Something that has become particularly desirable since the stamp duty holiday caused huge backlogs across the housing market.
But finding a cash homebuyer is not always easy and new research from Barrows and Forrester reveals that the chances of doing so depends very much on location. Barrows and Forrester analysed transaction data to find what percentage of homes have sold to cash buyers since the start of the year.
Across Great Britain, just 27% of homes sold so far this year went to cash buyers. On a broad regional level, Scotland and England's South West offer the best chance of finding a cash buyer. In both regions, 33% of homes were sold to cash buyers. At the other end of the table is London, where just 15% of homes have been bought by cash buyers.
At local district level, the research by Barrows and Forrester shows that, with 55.9% of homes being sold to cash buyers, North Norfolk offers the very best chance of finding a cash homebuyer in Britain. East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, is close behind with cash buyers accounting for 55.3% of all sales.
In Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, 52.9% of sales were completed in cash , in Torridge, Devon, cash buyers account for 50.4% of sales, and in Ceredigion, Wales, the figure is 50.2%.
At the other end of the spectrum, the list of districts where cash buyers account for the lowest percentage of purchases is dominated by London and its immediate surrounding area.
Barking and Dagenham has the lowest number of cash buyers at just 7.5%. In Slough, cash buyers account for 8.2% of all sales, in Lewisham it's 8.4%, Waltham Forest 8.5%, and Greenwich 9.6%. The remaining 15 districts with the lowest percentage of cash sales are also all found in London or its immediate surrounding area.
The Appealing Ability Of Flashing The Cash
Managing Director of Barrows and Forrester , James Forrester, commented:
“Opting for a cash homebuyer will often mean a far smoother property transaction and so many sellers are happy to marginally adjust their asking price expectations for those buying without the help of a mortgage. This puts cash buyers in a very strong position not only in terms of the price they will pay, but also where their chances of securing their dream home are concerned.
In a market where demand is extremely high and there are a huge number of buyers fighting it out for a limited amount of stock, the ability to flash the cash has never been more appealing to UK homesellers.”
Table shows cash sales as % of all sales in nations and regions of Great Britain
Location Cash sales % - Jan to Apr 2021 South West
33% Scotland
33% North East
30% Wales
29% Yorkshire and The Humber
27% North West
27% England
26% East Midlands
26% East of England
26% South East
25% West Midlands Region
24% London
15% Great Britain 27%
Source: UK House Price Index - January 2021 to April 2021 (latest available)
Table shows districts with highest % of cash sales
Location Cash sales % - Jan to Apr 2021 North Norfolk
55.9% East Lindsey
55.3% Dumfries and Galloway
52.9% Torridge
50.4% Ceredigion
50.2% Argyll and Bute
49.7% Scarborough
49.0% Eden
48.5% Rother
48.1% Inverclyde
47.6% West Devon
46.7% South Ayrshire
46.2% East Devon
46.2% Pembrokeshire
45.3% North Devon
45.0% Conwy
44.6% Scottish Borders
44.5%
Source: UK House Price Index - January 2021 to April 2021 (latest available)
Table shows districts with lowest % of cash sales
Location Cash sales % - Jan to Apr 2021 Barking and Dagenham
7.50% Slough
8.15% Lewisham
8.40% Waltham Forest
8.45% Greenwich
9.61% Newham
9.85% Watford
10.58% Hillingdon
10.76% Thurrock
11.54% Merton
11.68% Croydon
11.80% Dartford
12.25% Lambeth
12.30% Reading
12.89% Havering
13.12% Redbridge
13.24% Hounslow
13.36% Enfield
13.40% Harrow
13.60% Rushmoor
13.65%
Source: UK House Price Index - January 2021 to April 2021 (latest available)
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