London house price growth slows rapidly
October 21, 2016
Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index September 2016 headlined ‘London records lowest quarterly growth for 20 months’
In the report they highlight that: City level house price growth is running at 8.5% but growth in London has slowed rapidly in the last quarter to the lowest level of quarterly growth for 20 months. Eleven cities are registering higher growth than at the start of 2016 while 9 are slowing.
Read the Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index September 2016 in full click here
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