Tom Bill: Why January feels a long time ago for the UK housing market

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Global and domestic forces including the Middle East conflict, Japanese capital flows, higher AI investment, rising government debt and fiscal concerns ahead of October’s Budget are reshaping the borrowing landscape, explains Knight Frank’s head of residential research.

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Tom Bill

Head of UK Residential Research at Knight Frank

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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