Twists and turns ahead for the PCL market this autumn
Knightsbridge agent Patrick Alvarado summarises the key issues likely to affect things in the run-up to Halloween/Brexit Day #2...
Patrick Alvarado is a Director of boutique estate agency Nicolas Van Patrick, based in Knightsbridge. He was born in Madrid and moved to Knightsbridge with his family in the early 70’s where he lived for 25 years. He is trilingual and has 15 years property experience in the prime central London market where he worked in sales for a leading estate agency before going on to open and manage their South Kensington office.
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