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
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