UK House Prices Post Biggest Monthly Increase For Six Months

House prices strengthened in March to post their biggest monthly gain since August, according to surprise figures from the UK’s biggest mortgage lender. The average price of a UK home rose 1.5% to hit £227,871, Halifax said. Prices in the three months to March were 2.7% higher than a year earlier, up from the 1.8% annual growth recorded in February. The figures were an unexpected boost for the housing market after months of lacklustre growth and declines in December and January reported by Halifax. Read more on the Guardian website.

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