PCL prices hit record high

Expectations for future house price rises are at the highest level they've been all year, according to Knight Frank and Markit's latest sentiment survey. 23.

"The unexpected political certainty has helped to fuel a post-election price surge," says Rightmove, as average asking prices on the portal have jumped by nearly 3% in a month.

2011/2012 Buyer Nationality in Prime Central London (source Hamptons International's Buyer Index)