{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/620531fe9f6be30012c9d20f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"London flats back in fashion after pandemic “race for space”","description":"<p>New property data suggests London flats are back in fashion again, after demand for apartments in the city dropped during the pandemic.</p><p><br></p><p>According to one survey flat prices are now outpacing the overall property market in five London boroughs; including Barking &amp; Dagenham, Greenwich and Hackney.</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, Rightmove says it’s seen a complete reversal in demand from bigger houses to flats since the second half of last year.</p><p><br></p><p>The Evening Standard’s Associate Editor Jonathan Prynn, and Homes and Property Editor Prudence Ivey discuss this sudden rise in demand for flats, and what it means for the capital.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}