TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 2019

It’s a house of cards...

Homebuyers are in a hurry ahead of the Brexit cutoff. And with a

reckless leader at No 10, who can blame them?

Uncertainty has continued under the rule of Boris Johnson and co (Getty)

JAMES MOORE

CHIEF BUSINESS COMMENTATOR

Consumers have reacted with understandable caution as the country’s nightmare of a government presses
ahead with its plans to drive us all off a cliff, so how come the housing market is in the midst of a mini-
boom?

Britons have become wary of indulging in big ticket purchases with Brexit looming, cars being an obvious
example. Earlier this month the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders reported a 4.1 per cent fall in
new registrations, the fifth consecutive monthly decline.

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