Londoners buy a record number of homes outside the capital
London leavers bought 85% more homes outside the capital in the first half of this year than in H1 2019.
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‘London leavers’ are now younger than ever as the capital’s price premium pushes people out
You can get a lot more property for your money outside of the capital; 953 extra square feet, on average, say LonRes & Hamptons as they analyse the latest trends in "London leavers".
Prime Londoners are looking beyond the capital in record numbers
43% of prime London home-movers in the last 12 months bought outside of the capital, says Hamptons International; that's a record level
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