A three-month extension to the stamp duty holiday should prevent sales falling in Q2 even if it does not incentivise much new activity given ongoing delays in conveyancing. And the timeliest data suggests that buyer demand may prove resilient when the tax break does eventually end, presenting an upside risk to our 2021 forecasts.
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