UK residential property transactions in April hit their lowest monthly level since comparable records began in 2005, new figures showed on Thursday. There were 38,060 transactions in April, according to provisional numbers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). This was less than half the level seen in the same month last year, the BBC reported….
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