What impact could a People's Vote have on the property market?
As thousands gear up for a mass march in London this weekend to demand a second referendum, buying agent Caroline Takla argues the case, and imagines a prime property market unencumbered by uncertainty...
Caroline founded The Collection LLP in 2009 after identifying a market gap for a provider of truly bespoke PCL property acquisition services. She has worked in the London property market since 2002, holding senior positions at two of the UK’s top property companies – Hamptons International and Chesterton Global. Prior to founding The Collection, she was responsible for establishing the Middle East desk at another Mayfair-based London property buying agent. She is a fluent Arabic speaker.
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