Colliers predicts a return to more normal house price growth
"Following a bit of an exodus from cities during the pandemic we saw prices in regional areas start to soar, but that will stabilise this year," predicts Colliers' Head of Residential - "although areas outside of London will continue to be more attractive to international buyers than they have been in the past."
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