D OING THE MATHS D O PROPERT Y PRICES ADD UP NOW RISING COSTS ARE A FAC TOR IN PRIME CENTR AL LOND ON?
A summer of rising inflation, fuel and energy prices soaring and the cost of living crisis, has turned us into a nation of number-crunchers. So what does it all mean for London’s prime property market?
BY ZOE DARE HALL Property Freelance Journalist of the Year 2021, International Property Journalist of the Year 2021, Lifestyle & Interiors Journalist of the Year 2021 (Property Press Awards)
It’s not just the summer temperatures that have been throwing some high numbers in our direction lately. As anyone who has tackled a home renovation project will know, the rule book of what you should pay for building materials has been ripped up, since the triple threat of Brexit, the pandemic and Ukraine war took hold. The cost of glass, wood, steel, bricks and just about everything else you need to improve or extend your house has gone through the roof.
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