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Stuart Cole is a connoisseur in the North Surrey and East Berkshire locales. In this rural/urban interface, he deals with everything from prime to super-prime, land, new homes and country estates.

Now in his seventh year at Knight Frank, Cole is looking forward to ‘business as usual’ after a stifled year. ‘There was a lot of pre-election hedging, but now that the Corbyn threat has been removed vendors are starting to think the world is fine again,’ he says. But he cautions against being too enthusiastic: ‘If vendors raise prices unduly, that’s going to affect deal flow.’

For now at least, things seem to be flowing; he sold £65 million-worth of property in December.