Foxtons warns of ‘an inevitable material disruption to trading in the coming months’
"It is too early to predict what the impact of Covid-19 will be on Foxtons' full year results," said CFO Richard Harris. "However, we do anticipate an inevitable material disruption to trading in the coming months."
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