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"The scale of change we’ve seen over the course of the pandemic means this shift [back to urban life] isn’t going to happen overnight," says Rightmove.

“Labour is the party of homeownership," declares Shadow Housing Secretary Lucy Powell, aping the traditional Tory mantra.

"We expect super-prime sales to end 2021 on a high," says Knight Frank, as it flags a significant jump in US$10m+ deals across seven major global wealth hubs so far this year.