Main image: This double-fronted duplex apartment on Eaton Square sold for around £25m in 2017
Super-prime property deals surged by 50% in the year following the EU Referendum
The number of £10m+ transactions jumped from 200 in 2016 to 300 in 2017, according to new data, with second homes accounting for a third of super-prime sales
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