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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Vicky Shaw

17% annual slump in home sales in September as buyers' budgets squeezed by cost-of-living crisis

The number of home sales in September was 17 per cent lower than in the same month in 2022, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures.

Housing market experts said would-be buyers are struggling to save for deposits and are worried about mortgage rates.

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