New property listings fell by almost 2% in June in the UK

New property listings in the UK overall were down 1.9% in June 2019 month on month, but more than 60,000 new listings hit the market for the second month in a row, the latest supply index shows. The biggest fall was in the South East of England at 11.1% followed by the South of England at 8.7%, while the North West recorded the biggest rise at 3.9%, according to the data from online estate agent Housesimple. The towns and cities leading the decline in new property listings included Canterbury with a fall of 31%, Truro down 30.3%, Warwick down 29.7%, Shrewsbury down 29% and Huddersfield down 26.5%.