House Prices Hit Record High But London Cools

This new record price is 5.6% higher than October 2014 and 0.6% higher than the average listed price in September. The picture is a little bleaker in London with some of the higher value areas experiencing falling prices as the fallout from George Osborne's stamp duty reforms begin to take affect. Last month, estate agents Savills said the impact of the reforms has meant that prices in prime central London are now 4.6% lower year on year, while Knight Frank has also slashed its prime c