House sales down by a fifth

From Times Online February 28, 2008 Grainne Gilmore, Economics Correspondent

The number of houses sold in November last year fell by 22 per cent compared with November 2006.
Figures from the Land Registry show that 90,581 properties were sold last November, down from 115,873 in the previous year.
This is the lowest level of house sales since February last year, a month when sales are typically lower.

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