Average house prices nudged up by 0.3% in May – UK HPI
The average UK house price increased by 2.9% over the year to May 2020, up from 2.7% in April, according to the latest official UK HPI update.
UK HPI returns after lockdown hiatus: Average property prices dipped by 0.2% in April
In the year to April's end, average house prices increased in London to £480,425 (2.3%), in England to £251,000 (2.5%), Wales to £169,000 (5.0%), Scotland to £153,000 (1.
London house prices have risen at nearly twice the pace of the national average in the last ten years
Property prices in Greater London escalated by 82% between 2009 and 2019, according to research house Acadata. That's nearly twice the average house price inflation rate across UK regions (42.6%).
House price inflation picks back up to 10% – UK HPI
London continues to be the UK region with the lowest annual growth, for the sixth consecutive month.
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