11 factors for developers to consider in 2021
From scheduled show home visits (good) to supply chain delays (bad), Andrea Fawell runs through some of the themes we may see affecting the new-build sector in the year ahead...

Andrea Fawell is Sales & Marketing Director of award-winning property developers Kebbell.
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