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Industry Reactions: Property price growth slowed further in July – UK HPI
A 0.5% monthly increase took the annual rate of change down to just +0.6% in July, according to the latest official house price index. Featuring commentary from Knight Frank, Savills, Foxtons, Fine & Country, Jackson-Stops and more.
House price growth slowed further in June ‘but the fall was gentler than we have seen in previous months’ – UK HPI
The average UK house price was £287,546 in June 2023, which is £5,000 higher than 12 months ago, but £5,000 below the recent peak in November 2022.
Industry Reactions: UK HPI shows no change for the average house price in May
The annual rate of property price growth slowed from +3.2% in April to +1.9% in May, according to the UK's official House Price Index.
Annual house price growth slowed to 3.5% in April – UK HPI
London continues to have the lowest rate of annual house price growth of any UK region - but the capital saw a 2.1% jump in sold prices from March to April.
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