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Rail link lifts property value hopes

By Bob Sherwood, London and South-East Correspondent

Published: March 20 2009 20:22 | Last updated: March 20 2009 22:56

House values near the Channel tunnel rail link stations are predicted to rise by a total of £1.6bn after fast domestic services start to operate later this year.

Homes around Ebbsfleet in Kent are set for the largest rise of up to £30,200, or more than 14 per cent of their average current value, according to a study of the economic impact of the rail line, called High Speed 1.

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