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West End office to residential conversions – too good to last?

Strong interest in Central London office to residential conversions is not hard to understand, given that prime house prices command a substantial premium over office usage. But that premium looks vulnerable to a drop or a reversal of safe-haven flows following either a credible resolution of the euro-zone crisis or a break-up. The potential returns from conversion are high, but the attached risks also appear to be rising.

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