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House prices in the Home Counties commuter belt slashed as buyers boomerang back to London

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Houses in the Home Counties valued at over £1 million have seen an average of £151,130 knocked off their asking prices since last summer.

Sellers are having to drop their prices by 10 per cent on average to attract buyers, according to a new prime property report from Investec looking at data from the second half of last year.

Homes in or close to

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