Main image: Little Park Corner Farm in Oxfordshire, recently sold on a £3.75mn guide price
Agency reports biggest month for country house exchanges since 2022
After a dry few years, Strutt & Parker heralds 'a return of confidence in decision making for both buyers and sellers.'
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