Research by international real estate, residency and citizenship through investment firm Astons has revealed that despite London trailing the rest of the market where house price growth is concerned, £56.2 billion worth of real estate has been sold across the capital since the start of last year.

The latest UK House Price Index shows that London remains the dominant market where average house price is concerned, with the average price of a home topping the £500,000 mark earlier in 2021.

However, London has failed to see the same house price boom when compared to the rest of the UK, with the lowest rate of annual house...