Rokstone boss: To shut the housing market jeopardises jobs, personal finances and the economy all in one go

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The government may be "absolutely determined" to keep the housing market open, but pressure is mounting from various quarters - including the science one - to pull the shutters down again as Covid continues to wreak havoc across the UK. It is possible to do things safely, counters PCL agency MD Becky Fatemi, and avoid the wide-ranging fallout of another closure...

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Becky Fatemi

Managing Director at Rokstone

Becky Fatemi has over 15 years’ experience in the London property market and is one of a small number of high-flying females in the real estate sector to reach director level and own a successful property company.

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Main image: Becky Fatemi, MD of PCL estate agency Rokstone

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