Buyers across the UK are paying over the asking price for their properties, as the current demand to move combined with a lack of available homes has resulted in competitive bidding wars. More than a third of property sales were subject to multiple offers during the first three months of 2021, according to research by Hamptons. A huge 36 per cent of homes sold by the Countrywide estate agent group, which has 58 offices nationwide, received offers from at least three buyers. London is the UK's least competitive property market at the moment - although more than a quarter of sold properties ...