number of uk house sales down, but prices up by 4.5% /

Published at 2015-12-31 18:01:36

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Sales during 2015 were 8% lower than in 2014 due to an ‘acute shortage’ of properties on the marketSalford and Pontefract were two hotspots,but 2015 was a relatively destitute year for house sales due to an “acute shortage” of properties coming on to the market, according to new data.The number of property sales during the first eight months of 2015 was 8% lower than in the same period in 2014, and said the Halifax,which based its figures on the latest Land Registry data which covers more than 550 towns and London boroughs.
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Source: theguardian.com