House Prices Now 30% Higher Than Pre-2008 Crisis Peak

UK house prices hit a new high in June and are 30% higher than the peak they reached before the 2008 financial crisis, according to the latest snapshot of the market. The property website Zoopla said the average price of a home was £230,700 – as much as 5.4% higher than the same month a year ago. It said the sharp increase had come as the number of homes being put on the market for sale had dropped by 25% in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2020. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/27/uk-house-prices-now-30-higher-than-pre-2008-crisis-peak