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The trend-bucking growth in London house prices has been one of the biggest property stories so far this year. While the national figure for annual house price inflation has hovered around 10% (according to Nationwide figures), in prime central London, by contrast, the most expensive homes have risen in value by an astounding 30% in the past year, according to Knight Frank. The average London house price now exceeds £335,000, according to Land Registry figures out today; for England and Wales the average is £180,594.
But why?
Here, in this podcast recorded by property website BuyAssociation, Judith Heywood, Times deputy property editor, and Yolande Barnes, Savills market guru, delve deep into the reasons behind the city's runaway success.
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