The Curate’s Egg: Why the housing market headlines are well off the mark
What is happening at ground level is far too complex to be covered in a newspaper by-line, writes Saul Empson
Saul Empson is an independent property buying agent, offering a personal, bespoke service to a small group of private clients
‘Que Sera, Sera…’: The future of the property market’s not ours to see
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Four reasons to be optimistic about the prime London housing market
There will obviously be significant challenges for the industry and the wider economy in the months ahead, says LonRes, but a few fundamentals should put the prime market in good stead to recover once…
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The London property market continues to tick along relatively robustly – and here’s why…
An awful lot of buyers who, having expected prices to fall like an anvil out of a window in a Tom and Jerry cartoon, are finding the choice of houses disappointing and prices far firmer than they had hoped,…
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