By Amber Murray Winkworth Estate Agents have announced a boost in sales figures after a two years of falling sales amid a tight housing market. The company expects pre-tax profits for the year to be in line with market expectations of £2.4 million, and announced a shareholder dividend of 3p per share to be paid for the second quarter of this year. This has been unchanged since late last year, and up slightly from 2.9p for most of 2023. The franchise estate agency said that despite the positive sales, transaction times were still extended; it expected many of the sales to complete in the second…