Five things clients will call you about this week

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Here are five stories clients may have read in the weekend's papers…

Housing bubble Amid fears of a growing London house price bubble, credit-rating group Dun & Bradstreet's global chief economist told the Mail on Sunday a property crash in the capital could destabilise the entire UK economy. The paper says houses in London's ten most expensive boroughs are now worth as much as the property markets of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland combined. Read more here Tokyo Olympics With Tokyo confirmed as the host of the 2020 Olympics, the Independent looks at what the potential impact might be on the Japanese economy. Construction stocks have already ...

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