UK asking prices reach record highs across much of the UK

Average residential asking prices in six regions of the UK reached record highs in the first quarter of the year and the number of new listings increased by 114%, new data shows. The figures from the Move with US website show that the average asking price for Greater London reached a five year high in March at £438,118, growth of £69,761 in one year. In the South West the average asking price rose 0.46% to reach a five year high of £268,880 while the South East saw a 3.01% quarterly rise taki...