Tom Bill: Prime London market resilient despite rising mortgage costs
'The economic mood has darkened but the market is far from grinding to a halt,' says Knight Frank's research chief, Tom Bill - although 'the air continued to slowly come out of the prime London property market in June.'
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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