While that might be the Property Secrets view, that's not really what I think.

At least not where I live - and that's got to be taken into account, surely? If you take the UK market as a whole, then sure, wait.

But if you take it local, I believe you can buy now. There's a few houses near me that, if I had the deposit, I'd buy now pretty sure they wouldn't fall in value.

Admittedly, they won't rise much, if at all, for the next 12 - 18 months, but they'll let and with interest rates so low and likely to fall, I would cover the repayments.

I just don't agree that you can paint a whole market with the same brush.

Yes, in reply to your email I'd agree it does depend on area and my article was a general view of the UK market
I myself have just bought another property in an area I think will do well and where I think any downturn will be shortlived
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David Lawrenson
Auhtor and consultant