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Sales: Knight Frank say that country houses valued at £5m-plus saw the strongest price growth of any property type in the UK in the three months to June, due to interest in country living and the greater ability of buyers in higherprice brackets to transact.

An increase of 1.2 per cent was recorded in the second quarter of 2020 despite the fact property markets were closed between late March and mid-May as a result of the global pandemic.

Buyers at the top end of the market have been willing and able to move quickly to secure their desired homes as lockdown restrictions have eased,