UK city house price inflation is registering at +1.7% as price momentum slows across the 20-cities index report. Cautious buyers are negotiating harder on prices as the pace of UK city house price growth moderates.
Glasgow leads on house price growth at +5.1%, which is the lowest growth rate of the best performing UK city since 2012. London is the slowest growing city with growth registering at -0.5%.
The gap between average asking prices to average achieved prices has increased in the first quarter of 2019 in 16 out of 20 cities across the UK, compared to 2018.
UK city house price growth
House price growth – % yoy current / 12m ago
Price changes
London house price growth
The annual rate of house price inflation in London equates to -0.5%
Fastest growing cities
Glasgow, Liverpool and Leicester have the fastest house price growth
Slowest growing cities
London, Cambridge and Aberdeen are the cities with the slowest growth
Discounts to asking price increase over 2019 Q1