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Government’s ‘War on Landlords’ sees buy-to-let sales collapse
Buy-to-let transactions have fallen by 64% in the last 12 months
Prime central London sales transactions jump 21% in Q2 – JLL
Sales transactions in prime central London rocketed by 21% in Q2 compared to Q1 of this year, says JLL, but levels are still 32% down year-on-year.
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PCL sales prices carry on up as rental market shows life
Prime central London house prices are now 58% above their 2009 low, having risen by 7.2% over the last 12 months, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
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Brexit Bites: Supply sees ‘steepest fall on record’ as surveyors predict slow times ahead
June saw a "marked drop" in property market activity, says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as buyer enquiries tumbled to their lowest level since 2008, the number of agreed sales tanked, new…
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