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2022 has so far been defined by high demand and low supply - and the return to more balanced conditions doesn’t appear imminent, writes buying agent Plum Fenton

Plum is one of London’s brightest, lifestyle-led buying advisors with her finger firmly on the pulse of the city. Her job is sourcing homes to rent and buy for Haringtons’ investor and end user clients but before that she worked in Chelsea as a lettings negotiator, in Hong Kong as an investment liaison for international clients, and most recently in London’s new homes sector, advising developer clients on new schemes.
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