Economic Indicators

UK house prices rise at fastest pace since Feb 2023, ONS says

2024.11.20 05:12

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose at the fastest pace since February 2023 in the 12 months to September, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday.

The average house price in the United Kingdom (TADAWUL:) in September was 2.9% higher than a year earlier at 292,000 pounds ($370,000), accelerating from a 2.7% annual increase in August.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Painted rows of houses are seen in Bristol, Britain, August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

Private sector rents in October were 8.7% higher than a year earlier, the biggest annual increase since May.

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