UK house prices rise at fastest rate since January 2025
Halifax says October increase pushes average cost of home to £300k despite uncertainty over possible budget tax changes• Business live – updatesUK house prices rose at their fastest pace since January, a leading property index shows, with demand improving despite ongoing market uncertainty...
<p>Halifax says October increase pushes average cost of home to £300k despite uncertainty over possible budget tax changes</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/nov/07/itv-talks-sell-broadcasting-arm-sky-shares-bank-of-england-stock-markets-business-live">• Business live – updates</a></p><p></p><p>UK house prices rose at their fastest pace since January, a leading property index shows, with demand improving despite ongoing market uncertainty <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/04/rachel-reeves-avoids-ruling-out-tax-rises-as-autumn-budget-looms">over likely tax changes</a> in this month’s budget.</p><p>Prices increased by 0.6% month-on-month in October pushing the average cost of a UK home to a record high of £299,862, according to Halifax.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/nov/07/uk-house-prices-rise-at-fastest-rate-since-january-2025">Continue reading...</a>
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