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Tom Bill on what 2021 could bring for the UK property market
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Transactions swung from a four-year high to a seven-year low in Q1
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Knight Frank reports that "after an initial burst of demand following the re-opening of the market on 13 May, the number of new sellers has risen and the ratio between supply and demand has normalised.
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