Provincial house prices continue to soar as London gets left behind

A host of figures out this week confirm double-digit house-price rises in almost every area of the country bar one – London. Nicole Garcia Merida runs her eye over the numbers.

Houses in London with a view of the City
Asking prices in London have barely moved since lockdown began in March 2020
(Image credit: © Getty Images)

We had several interesting bits of property data come out this week, all of which confirmed in different ways that the house-price boom is not over.

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Nic studied for a BA in journalism at Cardiff University, and has an MA in magazine journalism from City University. She has previously worked for MoneyWeek.