Long in the tooth? Analysing the 2014-2019 bear market from a historical perspective

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At the end of last year, fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater set out ten reasons why he expects Q1 2019 to mark the low point of the Prime Central London property market; here, he looks back at how the current downturn compares to others over the last 30 years, and assesses if there are grounds to believe that prices have indeed bottomed out...

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Fraser Slater

CEO at Ludgrove Property

Fraser is the CEO and Founder of Ludgrove. With 25 years experience as a Fund Manager and Property Developer in Chelsea, Fraser started Ludgrove with an ambition to create London's leading property buying agency. ​ Fraser has a flair for spotting undiscovered property opportunities. This combined with his professionalism and expert negotiating skills honed on City trading floors, have won him the trust of some of the worlds' leading businessmen and entrepreneurs. ​ Besides property his passions include cricket, skiing, football, rugby and the stock market. ​ Fraser has lived in Prime Central London for over 20 years.

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