26th January 2018
The number of homes bought and sold hit its lowest since 2014 last year, according to property transaction figures from HMRC, which show 1.22m property transactions took place in the year to December, down 0.1% from the previous year's 1.23m. In December, HMRC said, the number of homes bought and sold fell 3.9% to 99,100, its lowest since November 2016.
Daily Mail (23/01/2018)