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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

London house prices pull ahead in reversal of ‘race for space’

London now has the fastest rising property prices in the south of England as buyers return to the capital in a reversal of the “race for space” exodus seen during and after the pandemic. 

Latest figures from lender Nationwide show the market rose 1.6% in the capital in the first quarter of the year compared with a decline of 2.4% in the last quarter of the 2023.

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