Tom Bill: What does the Budget mean for the UK residential property market?
Knight Frank's head of UK resi research summarises the key takeaways from Rachel Reeves' big speech & looks at the likely impacts on the real estate sector.
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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