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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ella Jessel

Record number of London properties sold off-market amid fiercely competitive housing market

The number of London homes sold off-market has hit a record high amid a fiercely competitive housing market, according to new analysis.

In the capital, 23 per cent of homes in the first five months of 2022 were sold without being widely marketed, up from 20 per cent in 2021. The new data by estate agent Hamptons found that nationally the figure rose to 1 in 10.

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