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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

London's "challenging" property market to stay quiet until 2028 says Foxtons boss

The boss of Foxtons today warned that the stagnant London property market is unlikely to recover until 2028 as the agency revealed deepening losses in its sales division.

Guy Gittins, chief executive of London’s biggest estate agency chain said agreed sales in the first two months of the year were down around 6%. High prices in London that stretched affordability and huge stamp duty bills were two factors holding back activity.

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