SURVEYORS say the housing market in the North West "remains strong".
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said the region's estate agents sold the third highest number of homes in the last three months - after the East Midlands and Wales.
RICS described the overall picture in the North West as "encouraging".
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