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What does the coronavirus crisis mean for UK house prices?

With the whole country in lockdown, the UK property market is closed for business. John Stepek looks at what that means for UK house prices, housebuilders and for you.

by: John Stepek
27 Mar 2020

The housing market is closed for business © Getty

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