18.2% fewer deeds of sale, 4.4% more promise of sale agreements signed in April compared to 2022

In April 2023, the number of final deeds of sale relating to residential property amounted to 918, an 18.2% decrease when compared to those registered in the same month a year earlier. The value of these deeds totalled €260.6 million, representing an increase of 9.4% when compared to the corresponding value recorded in April 2022.

In the month under review, there were 848 final deeds of sale involving individual buyers (households), representing 92.4% of the total, with companies accounting for virtually all the rest. The value of the deeds involving individual buyers (households) amounted to €216 million, equivalent to 82.9% of the total value.

Final deeds of sale by district and by locality

In April 2023, the highest numbers of final deeds of sale were recorded in the Northern Harbour District and the Northern District, registering a total of 260 and 193 deeds, respectively. At 82 and 111 deeds, the lowest numbers were recorded in the Western District and the Gozo and Comino District, respectively.

The highest number of final deeds of sale were recorded in the following localities: San Pawl il-Baħar (74), Birkirkara (44), Marsaskala (43) and Il-Mosta (37) (Chart 2a). The sum of contracts recorded in these localities corresponded to more than 21% of the total final deeds of sale registered during April 2023.

Promise of sale agreements

In April 2023, 1,061 promise of sale agreements relating to residential property were registered, equivalent to an increase of 4.4% over the previous year. Individual potential buyers (households) accounted for 984 of these agreements, representing 92.7% of the total, while the rest mainly involved companies.

Promise of sale agreements by district and by locality

The largest number of promise of sale agreements related to residential properties in the Northern Harbour District with 305 agreements, followed by the Northern District with 223 agreements. On the other hand, the lowest figures of promise of sale agreements were noted in the Western District, and the Gozo and Comino District, at 106 and 118 agreements, respectively.

The highest numbers of promise of sale agreements were recorded in the following localities: San Pawl il-Baħar (108), Birkirkara (51), Il-Mosta (47) and Marsaskala (39). The sum of agreements recorded in these localities exceeded 23% of the total amount of promise of sale agreements registered during April 2023.