Jake Russell, a Director of Prime Central London estate agent, Russell Simpson, says much like 2014, 2015 and 2016, the UK will begin the New Year with an opaque and uncertain future ahead.<\/p>\n
As with the Scottish Referendum, the General Election and the EU Referendum; the forthcoming year will be dominated by yet another landmark political event in the triggering of Article 50.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cAs with any trading market, uncertainty breeds caution and indecision, and as such we can expect continued low levels of activity. Overshadowing this, however, is the toxic and destructive levels of Stamp Duty Land Tax, which must be reconsidered by the government. Ultimately, it will be our job to bring clarity to the confusion that exists in the marketplace, and to provide solutions that suit each individual case.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of market performance, the product of the above makes for a simple equation \u2013 we expect minimal to 0% price capital growth in property prices in 2017; a prevailing opinion shared with a number of the other key plays in Prime Central London.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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