Completed sales at housebuilder Countryside slumped by almost 30% over the last year as the firm struggled to cope with the impact of the covid crisis.

In an end of year trading update to the City, the South east-based housebuilder said the number of homes complete in in the year to September 30 fell by 29% from 5,733 in 2019 to 4,053 this year.

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