Omicron threatens to blow London’s property market recovery ‘off course’
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Price rises are an ‘unmistakable sign of recovery’ for prime London’s property market
“We are not on the verge of the sort of dramatic double-digit bounce-back in prices,” says Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank.
Prime London’s property market hits a ‘sweet spot’ as buying activity picks up
"The prime London property market is in a sweet spot," declares Knight Frank's research team, as buyer demand bounces back and the supply of homes available to buy picks up.
PCL’s property market posts busiest Q1 in five years, but the recovery ‘may be more muted than we’d hope’ – JLL
“We still expect PCL to be one of the best performing markets in 2022, as the resurgence of the city continues," says JLL's new research chief, Marcus Dixon - although "delays in overseas buyers returning…
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