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The UK housing market has shut down. But what happens after Covid-19?

Covid-19 has brought the UK housing market to a standstill. John Stepek looks at what could happen to house prices once the market opens up again.

by: John Stepek
22 Apr 2020
Shuttered estate agent's office © Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The housing market has all but closed down © Getty

Shuttered estate agent's office © Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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