'There doesn’t need to be a recession to dampen the mood in the UK housing market' - Knight Frank
Knight Frank's research team assesses what the Bank of England's slashed forecasts mean for the property market.

Tom Bill is Head of UK Residential Research, producing reports that include Knight Frank’s flagship Prime Central London indices, the Super Prime London Insight and the London Residential Review. He has written detailed reports on London sub-markets and contributes to The Wealth Report and Global Cities report. Tom, a former Bloomberg and Reuters property journalist, is a regular media contributor on the London property market and has presented at events in Europe and the Middle East.
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