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UK house prices jump by most in two years, ONS says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 26, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 26, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
UK house prices rose by 4.9% in January 2025, the fastest in two years, per ONS data. Private rents also increased by 8.1% in February.
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose at their fastest pace in two years in the 12 months to January, according to official data published on Wednesday.
Average house prices rose by an annual 4.9% to 269,000 pounds ($346,956.20) in January 2025, the fastest increase since January 2023 and up from a 4.6% increase in the 12 months to November, the ONS said.
Private-sector rents across Britain in February were 8.1% higher than in the same month last year at 1,326 pounds a month, slowing from January's 8.7% rise.
($1 = 0.7753 pounds)
(Reporting by Suban Abdulla; editing by Sarah Young)
The article discusses the rapid increase in UK house prices, which rose by 4.9% in January 2025, marking the fastest growth in two years.
UK house prices increased by 4.9% in January 2025, according to ONS data.
Private-sector rents in the UK rose by 8.1% in February compared to the previous year.
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