The market looked ready for a correction. On the eve of the Brexit vote last June the median house price in England was 77 times median annual earnings, probably the highest ratio ever recorded. Many assumed that in the uncertainty that followed the referendum, house prises might at last slump. They have not. The market for London's fanciest properties looks weak and overall price growth has slowed, but Britain's housing market hardly appears to be in freefall.
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