May transaction levels up on April but down on last year
PCL transaction levels running at 35% below five-year average
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.
SDLT deadline drives ‘massive and unprecedented’ spike in UK transaction levels
March saw an extraordinary hike in transaction levels across the UK, according to the latest data from HMRC.
Graph: Savills Research
A Capital Polarised: How levels of buyer activity vary across London
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