UK Property Investors Nervous Over Key Role in Snap Election
- Rishi Sunak announced a snap general election on July 4
- News landed as 13,000 property delegates met at event in Leeds
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Bruised by high rates, sticky inflation and planning bottlenecks, real estate investors at a conference in Leeds this week had a pressing new topic on their minds: a snap election in July.
The news filtered through to the roughly 13,000 delegates on Wednesday afternoon as rain lashed down on Leeds Dock. Star guests included deputy Labour Party leader Angela Rayner and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who had both banged the drum for housebuilding.