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How to Buy a House in the UK Right Now

On this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, we kick off a special series on navigating the British housing market.

Professor Yolande Barnes says that the neighborhood is much more important than the individual property.

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On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, we kick off our special series on how to navigate the UK housing market. Professor Yolande Barnes at University College London joins host Merryn Somerset Webb to discuss the market as a whole: what’s the outlook for home prices, what’s the best strategy when purchasing your first property and why the UK is at risk of an oversupply in houses.