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Falling rents to become the key driver of the correction this year (Q1 09)

The economic outlook has deteriorated even further over the past three months. As a result, we now expect GDP to contract by 3% this year and by a further 1% in 2010. Accordingly, we have downgraded our forecast from a 45% peak-to-trough fall in capital values to a decline nearer to 55%.

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