'Shop small' boosts house prices

Press Association
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Stamp duty revenues surge to £1.2bn
Stamp duty revenues surge to £1.2bn

High streets populated with thriving independent businesses have added an average of £40,000 to nearby house prices over the last decade, according to a report.


The rise in property values was 17% higher than the growth in comparable areas with proportionally fewer independent traders, the American Express High Streets Ahead study said.
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