Asking prices in the year to July 2018 increased strongly in some parts of the UK, most notably in the North and West of England, the Midlands and Wales, the latest index shows. The biggest annual growth in asking prices was in Wales at 6.4%, taking the average to £202,378, followed by a rise of 5.4% in the West Midlands to £247,925, a rise of 5.3% in Yorkshire and the Humber to £196,907 and a rise of 5.1% in the North West to £202,248. There was also strong annual growth of 4.7% in the East Midlands to an average of £233,291 but elsewhere asking prices fell or was muted, the data from the Home.co.uk index shows. […]