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Welcome to our latest newsletter Aspects - March 2021
Recent statistics provided by the government suggest that, nationally, property values rose by 1.3% this year up until August whilst London house prices dropped 1.4% over the same period.
Recent house price indices from Halifax and Nationwide have both reported flat for the month of August.
For the last few years. the upper tiers of the London market have seen a significant correction with most agents reporting at least 20% falls in prices in real terms.
There is certainly an increase in activity in the market over recent months as buyers have decided they cannot wait any longer for duplicitous politicians to do their job properly.
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