Six Trends: Key themes for the PCL market in 2020
Next year is likely to bring more off-market sales, a flight to quality, big opportunities in new-build, a new breed of BTL investor, the start of a price recovery - and potentially new headwinds in the form of another a tax rise, suggests Black Brick...
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