Rightmove says homes are taking juts 45 days to sell at the moment, the fastest ever reported by the portal.

Scheme is for all homes for sale under £600,000 and will run until the end of the year and be limited to £3.9 billion.

Portal reports surge in vendors who have no onward property to buy and who are renting instead to be 'no chain' buyers later.

Portal reveals that number of buyer enquiries are at record levels and that sales agreed are 12% up on March last, before the first lockdown.

Rightmove says it has crunched the numbers, which show the size of the problem facing the Chancellor and the industry.

Nigel Lewis asked leading names from national and regional estate agency, builders, home finders, auctioneers and the portals what they reckon 2021 will bring.

MPs will get their day in Parliament to quiz the Government on why it's refusing to extend or amend the Stamp Duty holiday deadline.

Rightmove says chain-free properties and those with home-working spaces are the most sought after at the moment.