UK house prices rose at the fastest annual rate in almost two years in September due to base effects, survey data from the Lloyds Bank subsidiary Halifax showed Monday.
The house price index rose 4.7 percent year-on-year in September, faster than the 4.3 percent rise in August. Further, this was the steepest increase since November 2022.
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