One of those moments when you check with other viewers to see if they heard what you heard. Courtesy of BBC London News 8:30 am bulletin this morning, presented by shamefaced, postbox-mouthed Matt Barbet :
“The price of the average house in London has increased by seven percent in the last three months to three hundred and seventeen pounds.”
£317!
Christ, when i think of my friends mortgages, that’s a hell of a lot of negative equity about.