Main image: Prices in PCL are already in gentle recovery mode after six subdued years
Tom Bill: PCL's property market 'is operating largely as it was before the pandemic'
The flat is back in Prime Central London, declares Knight Frank's Tom Bill, as the property market returns to pre-pandemic norms.

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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