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Taking stock of the UK’s red-hot property market
Despite global macroeconomic uncertainty dominating headlines in 2022, UK house prices continue to defy gravity.

Despite global macroeconomic uncertainty dominating headlines in 2022, UK house prices continue to defy gravity.
I actually almost moved to Canary Wharf about six years ago, but I felt, at the time, that the neighbourhood was still not quite there yet and was too quiet at the weekends. Now it’s buzzing,” says Dan Bull, a 33-year-old entrepreneur who recently moved into a two-bedroom flat in the east London neighbourhood.
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From artists and authors to actors and pop stars, Hampstead’s always been a magnet for the rich, famous and influential.
From the boardroom to the building site, women are woefully under-represented on London’s housing scene.
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It’s an age-old shoppers’ dilemma. You’ve finally got money to burn and an idea of what you’d like to spend it on. But you scour the high street and the furthest reaches of the internet and there’s nothing you want to buy.
PCL is expected to see an influx of interest, with buyers gravitating back towards the city, as the “race for space” loses momentum.
One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital is losing its appeal for many investors.
A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains apartments without outside space.
More than a third of home sales were subject to a bidding war last year, as a record number of buyers paid more than the asking price.
The supply crisis is hitting homes hard. It’s not just a lack of building materials, labour shortages and difficulty sourcing trendy taps and tiles, it is about finding a house in the first place.