Zoopla’s latest Cities House Price Index found that house prices have risen across 20 of the UK’s major cities for the first time since August 2015.
London property values were 0.4% higher, with Leicester leading the way with prices lifting year-on-year by 6.8%, followed by Manchester at 5.8% and Glasgow at 5.7%.
It is the first time that all the biggest cities in the UK have seen positive price growth, with an average house price increase in the UK of 2.8%.