Main image: Since 2000, average prices for two-bedroom flats in Greater London have climbed 70%, and three-beds by 135%; in Notting Hill, the rise has been even sharper – 140% and over 165% respectively for best-in-class homes
Property price increases 'are likely to be tempered by the rising cost of living and the expected increases in taxes and interest rates'
The Chestertons team shares its five-year property market forecasts.

Guy Gittins is CEO of Foxtons. He was previously Managing Director of Chestertons' UK business.
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