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Simon Gerrard

Article thumbnail: File photo dated 13/08/17 of an aerial view of terraced houses in south west London, as homebuyer inquiries fell in August at the steepest rate since the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic as the cost-of-living crisis and wider economic challenges affected market conditions, according to surveyors. PA Photo. Issue date: Thursday September 8, 2022. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said a net balance of 39% of property professionals reported a fall rather than a rise in new buyer inquiries in August, marking the sharpest downturn since April 2020. See PA story ECONOMY Surveyors. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire
Simon Gerrard

I'm a lifelong Tory voter, but as an estate agent witnessing the housing crisis, that could end

Britain is in the middle of a housing crisis years in the making, but instead of looking to solve people’s housing woes, the government has cemented itself as a root cause of them