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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Daniel

‘We’re trapped’: despair for sellers as Iran war knocks confidence in UK housing market

A for sale sign outside a period property in Canterbury
In Canterbury the number of owners listing their house after seeking a valuation is falling. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

On a warm, spring morning in Canterbury, the cobbled streets are buzzing with activity and the white Tudor houses gleam in the sun.

It is a scene that seems far removed from events in the Middle East, but the conflict is undermining business and consumer confidence – rattling the city’s housing market just as the spring selling season began.

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