By Chris Dorrell 2024 is set to be a “bumper year” for house sales thanks to rising real incomes and lower mortgage rates, according to Zoopla’s latest house price index. The level of new sales has increased to its highest level since late 2020, the survey showed. There are 306,000 homes currently working through the buying process, 26 per cent more than last year. The total value of these sales hit £113bn, 30 per cent higher than this time last year when a spike in mortgage rates reduced the number of sales agreed over the second half of 2023. Zoopla said momentum in new sales “remains strong…