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One in five tenants in the South East is now aged over 50, says Hamptons International
Renting a home is ‘cheaper than buying’ for the first time since 2014
Pandemic-induced property trends mean it is now cheaper to rent a home than buy one, says Hamptons, reversing a six-year trend.
Housing market activity ‘unlikely to shift up materially in 2020’ – RICS
Surveyors predict 2% growth for UK house prices this year, but no improvement in transaction volumes
Property market sticks in the doldrums, but surveyors are more positive about 2020
"The medium term view of the market remains surprisingly sanguine", according to the latest RICS monthly survey
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