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UK house prices rise 0.3% in August, Halifax says

British house prices rose 0.3% in August, a third consecutive monthly increase that leaves them 2.2% higher than a year earlier, figures published by mortgage lender Halifax showed today.

Business • 05 Sep

UK house prices unexpectedly fell in August - Nationwide

British house prices unexpectedly fell in August as buyers struggled to afford high valuations, mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society said today.

Business • 01 Sep

Average UK house prices flattened out in June - Halifax

UK house price growth flattened out month-on-month in June following a small monthly dip in May, according to new figures today.

Business • 07 Jul

UK house prices see biggest drop since November 2022

British house prices fell by 0.8% in June, a sharper fall than forecast and the biggest monthly decline in more than two years, as a discount on property transactions ended, data from mortgage lender Nationwide showed today.

Business • 01 Jul

UK house sales sink in April as stamp duty deadline ends

UK house sales dropped sharply last month as the stamp duty deadline put the brakes on buyer activity following a March rush, new figures show.

Business • 30 May

UK house price growth has been accelerating since last summer, while activity has picked up as buyers rushed to beat stamp duty increases

UK house price growth accelerates in February

UK house prices jumped by 5.4% in the year to February - the fastest rate in more than two years, new official figures show.

Business • 16 Apr

Annual UK house price growth accelerated to reach 4.9% in the year to January, new ONS figures show

UK annual house price growth accelerates in January - ONS

Annual UK house price growth accelerated to reach 4.9% in the year to January 2025, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.

Business • 26 Mar

New Nationwide figures show that UK house prices rose by a stronger than expected 0.4% in February compared with January

UK house prices rise by more than expected - Nationwide

British house prices rose by a stronger than expected 0.4% in February compared with January, according to data published by mortgage lender Nationwide today, adding to signs of buyers rushing to beat the expiry of a tax break next month.

Business • 28 Feb

Average UK house prices rose by an annual 4.6% to £268,000 in December 2024 - the fastest increase since January 2023

UK house prices rise by most in nearly two years - ONS

British house prices rose at their fastest pace in almost two years in the 12 months to December, according to official data published today that added to signs of a recovery in the housing market.

Business • 19 Feb

UK annual prices rose 3.7% in November, and rose 1.2% on a monthly basis, the latest Nationwide figures show

UK house prices see biggest increase in almost two years

British house prices rose at their fastest annual pace in two years in November, adding to signs of resilience in the property market despite high borrowing costs, data from mortgage lender Nationwide showed today.

Business • 02 Dec 24

The average property value in the UK is £292,000, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today

Annual UK house price growth accelerates to 2.9% - ONS

Annual house price growth in the UK accelerated to 2.9% in September, according to official figures.

Business • 20 Nov 24

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said its house price balance rose to +16 from +11 in September - the highest level since September 2022

UK house price growth quickens but budget clouds outlook

British house prices rose in October at the fastest pace in more than two years, according to a survey today that mostly reflected sentiment before finance minister Rachel Reeves published her budget at the end of the month.

Business • 14 Nov 24

Nationwide said the UK housing market remained resilient and activity was likely to strengthen as interest rates fall

UK house prices edge up in October, Nationwide says

British house prices rose by a marginal 0.1% in October, slowing sharply from a 0.6% monthly increase in September but the market remained resilient and was likely to gain momentum as borrowing costs fall, mortgage lender Nationwide said today.

Business • 01 Nov 24

New Halifax figures show that annual UK house prices rose by 4.7% in September

UK house prices see biggest jump since November 2022

UK house prices rose in September at the fastest annual pace since November 2022, according to data from mortgage lender Halifax, as expectations of further reductions in borrowing costs added to momentum in the property sector.

Business • 07 Oct 24

UK house prices saw the fastest rate of growth in September since November 2022, new Nationwide figures show

UK house prices rise 0.7% in September, Nationwide says

British house prices rose by a higher-than-expected 0.7% in September from August, with the annual growth rate hitting 3.2%, the fastest pace since November 2022, figures from Nationwide Building Society showed today.

Business • 30 Sep 24

UK house prices slipped by 0.2% on the month in August, new Nationwide figures show

UK house prices fall for first time since April

British house prices unexpectedly fell in August for their first monthly drop since April but the outlook for the property market is likely to strengthen, Nationwide Building Society, a major mortgage lender, said today.

Business • 30 Aug 24

Halifax said UK house prices increased by 0.8% month on month in July and by 2.3% annually

Average UK house prices rise in July - Halifax

The average UK house price was more than £2,200 higher in July than it was in June, following three relatively flat months, the latest figures from Halifax show today.

Business • 07 Aug 24

UK house prices rose 0.3% in July alone to an average of £266,334, new figures from Nationwide show

UK house prices see biggest increase since December 2022

British house prices were 2.1% higher than a year earlier in July, the biggest annual increase since December 2022, although they are still below peaks reached earlier that year, figures from Nationwide Building Society showed today.

Business • 01 Aug 24

Halifax said today that UK property prices fell by 0.2% last month from May and over the 12 months to June they rose by 1.6%

UK house prices edge down in June, Halifax says

British house prices fell slightly in June but are likely to rise over the rest of this year and into 2025 with interest rates expected to start falling soon, mortgage lender Halifax said today.

Business • 05 Jul 24

UK house prices were 1.5% higher than in June last year, new figures show today

UK house prices edge up in June, lender Nationwide says

British house prices showed a small gain in June from May but the impact of higher borrowing costs is still weighing on the property market, mortgage lender Nationwide said today.

Business • 01 Jul 24

UK house prices rose by 0.4% in May from April, new Nationwide figures show

UK house prices return to growth after wobble

British house prices rose in May after falling in the previous two months as the property market withstood high borrowing costs, figures from mortgage lender Nationwide showed today.

Business • 31 May 24

The average house price across the UK rose to £283,000 in March, up from £281,000 in the previous month, new ONS figures show

UK house prices see first increase in nine months - ONS

Average UK house prices have increased for the first time since June last year, signalling potential green shoots in the UK's property market.

Business • 22 May 24

UK house prices fell unexpectedly for a second month in a row during April, new figures show today

UK house prices fall unexpectedly in April - Nationwide

British house prices fell unexpectedly for a second month in a row during April, figures from mortgage lender Nationwide showed today.

Business • 01 May 24

Rightmove said the average new seller asking price of £372,324 was only £570 off a record hit in May 2023

Asking prices for UK homes close to record high

Prices of homes being sold in Britain are close to their record highs after the biggest annual increase in a year, according to an industry survey that suggested the momentum in the housing market of early 2024 extended into April.

Business • 22 Apr 24

The average house price in the UK stood at £281,000 in February, the Office for National Statistics said today

UK house prices fall as private rents hit new records

UK house prices are stabilising while rents are hitting new records, according to official figures.

Business • 17 Apr 24

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