London Gravity: What goes up must come down - and vice versa
Buying agent Saul Empson has seen five "readily identifiable" market cycles in his property career, and he's sensing another swing of the pendulum...

Saul Empson is an independent property buying agent, offering a personal, bespoke service to a small group of private clients
The London property market continues to tick along relatively robustly – and here’s why…
An awful lot of buyers who, having expected prices to fall like an anvil out of a window in a Tom and Jerry cartoon, are finding the choice of houses disappointing and prices far firmer than they had hoped,…
By Saul Empson
Why 2020 is looking like a year for determined purchasers
The London market should grow in confidence as more buyers decide to hop off the fence, but don’t expect the up-tick in demand to be matched by an increase in supply, warns Saul Empson...
By Saul Empson
‘The London market is bouncing like a spring lamb, but keep your feet on the ground and don’t always follow the herd’
Reassured by safety in numbers, househunters have flocked back to the market at the same time, writes buying agent Guy Meacock - but they now face a very different landscape...
By Guy Meacock
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