'My buyers dropped their offer by £15,000 the day before exchange': Gazundering and how to avoid it
It's a small but growing problem in the property market - here's how to protect yourself.
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"It's not actually that big, it doesn't happen very often [but] it's started increasing though because of the change in the property market that's made it a buyers' market."
— Beth Rudolf , Executive
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