It is difficult to find evidence that the UK housing market will have anything other than a positive year in 2022
Early data from January and a positive economic outlook point to strong transaction numbers and price growth, writes Tom Bill
Tom Bill is Head of UK Residential Research, producing reports that include Knight Frank’s flagship Prime Central London indices, the Super Prime London Insight and the London Residential Review. He has written detailed reports on London sub-markets and contributes to The Wealth Report and Global Cities report. Tom, a former Bloomberg and Reuters property journalist, is a regular media contributor on the London property market and has presented at events in Europe and the Middle East.
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