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UK house prices in Covid-19 times

Paul Cheshire, Christian A. L. Hilber and Olivier Schoni


The pandemic lead to increased demand for bigger homes and gardens. With housing supply limited by strict UK planning regulations and the market propped up by a stamp duty waiver and the furlough scheme, prices of detached house have risen. Paul Cheshire, Christian Hilber and Olivier Schoni find that they rose most in areas close to the centre of London.


15 June 2021     Paper Number CEPCP606

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This CentrePiece article is published under the centre's Urban programme, Neighbourhoods programme.

This publication comes under the following theme: Housing