Seven predictions for a post-coronavirus property market
Specialist property law firm Collyer Bristow is confident the market will emerge from its darkest hour, citing the results of a survey earlier this year that placed home ownership as the number one goal for 81% of 18 to 44-year olds. What the market will look like is a different matter, however. Here's the predictions of head of private client property Janet Armstrong-Fox...
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