Transactional Friction: Dealing with the property market’s real villain
The post-Brexit vote story is not prices, but turnover, says Charlie Ellingworth, as transactions tumble and estate agents suffer

Charlie Ellingworth started acquisition firm Property Vision over thirty years ago. He is on the board of the Cadogan Estate and a trustee there, as well as a director of other smaller property companies. He writes novels, plays and regular articles for the FT and other magazines.
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