London’s best continue to bubble, but rest come off the boil
New sellers increased their average asking prices by 1.2% (+£5,638) this month.
New sellers increased their average asking prices by 1.2% (+£5,638) this month.
London saw a 4.8% (+£21,834) jump in average new seller asking prices during October, the biggest monthly increase since the 5.2% increase seen in October of last year.
October saw a 3.5% (+£8,310) jump in new seller average asking prices, the biggest increase for eight months.
The average asking price of property coming to market in London rose marginally this month, by just 0.3% (-£1,362).
New sellers coming to market in September dropped their average asking prices for the third consecutive month.
The Olympics distraction did not deter new sellers from coming to market during August.
Property owners in the main Olympic borough have yet to see a tangible benefit in terms of an Olympic ‘house price legacy’.
Rightmove records that new sellers dropped their asking prices in London by an average of -3.6% (-£17,136) in July.