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Posted on March 25, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleUK house price inflation slowed to 1.3% in the year to January 2026—the weakest since September 2024—lifting the average home value to £268,000. Meanwhile, private‑sector rents rose 3.5% in February, unchanged from January and marking one of the slowest increases since March 2022.
LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - British house prices rose at the slowest pace since September 2024 in the year to January, official figures showed on Wednesday, while the pace of increase in rents was unchanged.
The annual rate of house price inflation slowed to 1.3% in January from 1.9% in December 2025, taking the average house price in the United Kingdom to 268,000 pounds ($359,000), the Office for National Statistics said.
Private-sector rents in February were 3.5% higher than a year earlier, unchanged from January's rate of increase and the joint-smallest rise since March 2022.
($1 = 0.7465 pounds)
(Reporting by David Milliken; editing by Suban Abdulla)
The annual rate of house price inflation slowed to 1.3% in January 2025.
The average house price in the United Kingdom is £268,000 ($359,000) as of January 2025.
Private-sector rents in February were 3.5% higher than a year earlier, unchanged from January's increase.
The slowest previous increase was in September 2024.
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