Forget macro-economics - the key driver in the property market is much simpler...
Rather than politics, currency fluctuations or legislation changes, the market’s sustained performance is actually being underpinned by an innate desire for progress in our lives, writes Giles Barrett...

Giles Barrett is a director at boutique west London estate agency Domus Nova.
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