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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Meghann Murdock

House prices: detached homes in London and the South East received £100,000-plus price boost during the pandemic

Detached houses in London and the South East received a six-figure price boost over the course of the pandemic as buyers sought to accommodate their new lockdown lifestyles and make the most of stamp duty savings.

New analysis from Halifax shows it now costs £903,300 to buy a detached home in Greater London and £637,000 in the South East as increased working from home has continued to boost demand for larger properties with more outside space further from the inner city.

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