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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Emma Magnus

London leavers at record high as homebuyers are priced out of the capital by mortgage chaos

High mortgage rates are pushing Londoners —particularly first-time buyers— out of the capital, as buyers look to reduce their borrowing costs by choosing more affordable properties.

New data from Hamptons shows that Londoners bought 32,600 homes outside the M25 so far this year, which represents 7.7 per cent of all property sales outside the capital.

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