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If Monopoly was set in 2023 this is what order property spaces would be in as gentrification changes city

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It's fair to say London has changed immeasurably since Monopoly was invented in 1935. Gone are the days of the West End simply being the most sought-after area as trendy hubs have popped up in all four corners of the city. This increase in popularity has inevitably led to rapid gentrification and a house price boom. The slums of the old East End have been replaced by Shoreditch , Liverpool Street and the Docklands, as professionals have replaced its former blue-collar workforce. While prices across the board have soared, an effective game of Monopoly has played out in Central London. Investors from across the globe have snapped up properties in prime locations just for them to sit empty - leading to the already insane prices skyrocketing further. READ MORE: Life on London's cheapest street on the Monopoly board where residents are still in desperate need of a Tube station As a result of this, the modern day version of Monopoly would look a fair bit different from the ...