And, for the y/y, +3.1% (prior +2.8%)
London property asking prices weighing, +1.6% y/y, well below the >20% y/y in 2014's peak
- -1.9% m/m
- 'Summer lull' cited
Adds Reuters report:
- The U.K. property market has softened in the past year, with tax changes, Brexit, political uncertainty, slowing economic growth and a squeeze on consumers all cited as reasons
- London has been worst affected
- Nationally, the market has held up better
