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 (1.6%) and Northern Ireland to £141,000 (3.8%).
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.
Post-lockdown property market bounce ‘may quickly run out of steam’, warns the RICS
Sales activity has "rallied noticeably" since May, report surveyors
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%).
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