Latest Land Registry data shows extent of transaction tumble

Total of 427 seven-figure resi sales recorded by the Land Registry in October, down from 552 in September

In the first quarter of 2015, there were 35% fewer transactions across PCL than there were, on average, in the last five years, notes buying agency Turnbull Property.

Prime country house prices increased by 0.9% between January and March, says Knight Frank, taking the rate of annual price growth down from December's +3.4% to a more modest +2.