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‘The market is dead’: why aren’t flats in England selling?

Trade Hub UK briefing (2026-08-08): Figures show most leasehold flats in England do not find a buyer within six months, despite slashed prices ‘The market is dead for flats,” says Susan Young*,… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

‘The market is dead’: why aren’t flats in England selling?

Figures show most leasehold flats in England do not find a buyer within six months, despite slashed prices

‘The market is dead for flats,” says Susan Young*, who has been trying for some time without success to sell her two-bed flat in a popular Devon seaside resort.

The first-floor property is in “immaculate condition”, Young says, thanks to the £15,000-£20,000 spent on renovations. It has “superb views” across the beach. And, perhaps most crucially, it is a freehold flat, so is untainted by the controversies associated with the discredited leasehold system.

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