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The post-lockdown property market is opening up some pretty exciting opportunities for first-time buyers in the UK.<\/h3>\n

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A new article in The Standard<\/em> this week shares the story of James Underdown and Joshua Granath, a British couple who have just bought their first flat in Hackney, London for \u00a3495k.<\/p>\n

Black Brick buying agent Camilla Dell, who has over 20 years’ experience in the property market, shared her insights to the feature, explaining why current times are revealing some great bargains for buyers who are will to resist the pandemic-born trend of leaving London.<\/p>\n

Read the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

London’s (and indeed the whole country’s) lockdown has shifted people’s attitudes, and first-time buyers are cashing in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":[163],"meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":""},"publication":[309],"class_list":["post-5027","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","publication-the-standard","format-online"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFirst time buyers are snapping up central London flats - 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