Frances McDonald: What's in store for prime property prices?
Rising mortgage rates and economic uncertainty are expected to put downward pressure on house prices and transactions over the next 12 months or so, but Savills is forecasting prices will increase over the five-year period to the end of 2027. The agency's Frances McDonald explains the thinking...
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