Prime property asking prices rocket ahead in London | Europe | News

Prime property asking prices rocket ahead in London | Europe | News

The price of London’s most expensive homes are rising by £22 an hour as asking prices record a record high for the third month in a row, the latest index from PrimeLocation shows.
Overall UK prime property prices are up £15,227, some 3.3%, over the last 12 months and the growth is speeding up and with UK prime property prices now standing at £482,537, the gap between the asking prices of the average UK property and prime properties continues to widen. Compared to one year ago, prime asking prices are up in every region of the UK except Scotland, the North East and Yorkshire and Humberside.
The strongest regional performance over the past year has been seen in London, where Prime asking prices have risen by 16.5% or £190,038.
‘The prime market continues to defy gravity, especially in London and it’s no surprise to see asking prices hitting record heights this month. The UK’s wealthiest home owners are seeing the value of their properties rocket whilst the rest of the market is flat at best and going backwards in many parts of the country,’ said Nigel Lewis of PrimeLocation.
While London has seen a 16.5% increase in the last year the next largest jump was in the north west of England, up 6.4%, followed by the West Midlands up 4% and Wales up 3%. The East of England saw a rise of 2.6%, south east England a rise of 2.1%, the East Midlands a rise of 1.4% and south west England a rise of 1.3%.