Market losing steam as RICS worries about slowdown in 2021

Market losing steam as RICS worries about slowdown in 2021

The sales market is currently strong but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a warning about a slowdown next year when the stamp duty holiday ends.

“There is considerable concern about the prospect of a sharp slowdown in transaction activity following the end of the first quarter of the coming year” says Simon Rubinsohn, RICS chief economist.
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Source: Estate Agent Today




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