HSBC BUY-TO-LET GUIDE TO THE UK MARKET
2016-03-27
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A report by HSBC on the current UK property market, in which key changes in property prices, underlying rental demand, supply and demand, rental trends, and economic uncertainty, etc. are discussed.
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