There has been a final sting to “Awful April” after official figures showed a property market that was heading for strife immediately after the Iran war began. Monthly property statistics from HMRC show there were 104,070 residential property deals struck in March, a fall on a year earlier of 41 per cent. That backs up what estate agents and homebuilders have reported. London estate agents Foxtons said last week that its commission from house sales was down a third so far this year. It reported a drop in interest from buyers even after sellers cut prices. The March figures were in fact a slight improvement on February, but still suggest a sluggish market . “Awful April” refers to a jump in household bills and increases in water bills, council tax and other bills, combined with inflation, to put a squeeze on already pushed households.…