Home sales drop by up to 30%

23rd June 2017

New research by Lloyds Bank has found that the number of home sales in England and Wales fell by 7% in 2016 to 848,857, dropping most heavily in London and the south-east, by 18% and 10% respectively. Brent in London and Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire saw falls of 30%, topping the list. Places from Westminster to Hull have seen 55%-plus falls in sales over the past decade, while every local authority in England and Wales had lower sales in 2016 than in 2006.

City AM   (20/06/2017)