What impact will a Conservative majority have on the housing market?

With the threat of a Mansion Tax removed, greater political certainty and interest rates likely to be held low for longer, the Conservative victory is an overall a positive for the housing market. But we wouldn’t want to overstate the impact, and house prices are not set to surge on this outcome.

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