The number of homes sold in the UK fell by more than half last month.
HM Revenue & Customs said yesterday that there were 76,930 residential property transactions in October, 52% lower than in September and 28.2% lower than October 2020.
The expiry of the stamp duty tax break has been cited as the main reason for the fall.
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Including:
Mitsubishi Estates and Co-Re appoint Savills to help lease the development’s office space
Decision deferred on former National Institute of Agricultural Botany revamp
Developer has taken 10 storeys off proposals since first filing
Colliers appointed to lease 50,000 sq ft of office space in the Salford Quays development
