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Activity levels drop off in Prime London’s lettings market as tenants opt to renew
12% fewer new homes listed to let in Q3 2018 compared with the same period last year, while the number of new lets agreed fell by 17.6%, reports LonRes
Property demand weakens further as buyers get cold feet – RICS
Surveyors tell of a gloomy outlook for the UK's residential property market as Brexit uncertainty chills demand and supply
‘There is definitely pent-up demand brewing’ in London’s property market
Douglas & Gordon reports a "large rise" in potential buyer registrations, and positive price growth at the upper-end of the market
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King’s bank flags ‘materially improved’ PCL property market as prices, activity & confidence rise
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