Tom Bill: ‘The light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel moment has not yet arrived’
Knight Frank's research chief shares insights into the current state of play in the prime London sales 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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