HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has reported that there were 106,480 residential property transactions in August, a monthly and annual rise.
This figure is provisional and seasonally adjusted, indicating a 3.1% increase on July and up 5.7% on August last year.
However, the non-adjusted figures – the actual number – was lower, down 7.4% on July and 1.9% on August 2014.
The non-seasonally adjusted number was 112,490 home purchases in August, down from 121,480 in July and 114,720 in August last year.
The seasonally adjusted and non-adjusted figures are still much lower than the peaks seen in 2006 and 2007.