Main image: Constable's former home on Well Walk, Hampstead (image via Savills)
Forget the gloomy market data – it’s a bunfight in some parts of London…
The headline figures may show prices falling, but the reality is that buyers in many prime areas are facing stiff competition for anything decent, warns Black Brick
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