By Laura McGuire House sales continued to tick upward in February as market confidence appeared to be unshaken by higher mortgage rates A new report by property portal Zoopla showed a 21 per cent increase in the number of homes on the market compared to a year ago. The figures also showed estate agents nationally have agreed six sales a month compared to 5.2 a year ago. Zoopla said it expected this uptick in activity to continue with 1.1m home sales expected this year, up slightly from 1m in 2023. Richard Donnell, executive director at Zoopla, said: ”The momentum in new sales being agreed has …