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House price inflation hits 10.5%

tim59tim59 Posts: 47,188
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28296536. Annual house price inflation hit 10.5% in May, the highest rate for four years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

That is up from 9.9% in the previous month.

Once again, the market was in large part driven by London, where house prices rose by a record 20.1% over the year.

But excluding London and the South East, prices rose by a much more modest 6.4% across the UK.

Prices were up in every region, except for Northern Ireland, where they fell by 0.7%.

In England, prices rose by 11%, in Wales prices were up by 6.5%, and in Scotland they rose by 3.6%.

According to the ONS index, the average price of a house across the UK is now £262,000. Its all going to end in tears inflation up, wages down

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    Turnbull2000Turnbull2000 Posts: 7,588
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    If they keep this up, I'm beginning to believe the Tories will steal the general election next year. The local press up North will be delighted once those areas hit double digit price growth.
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    BrokenArrowBrokenArrow Posts: 21,665
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    What's wrong with Scotland, letting the side down eh?
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    Raring_to_goRaring_to_go Posts: 20,565
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    It’s good news for the folk who have invested in home ownership as a hedge against inflation.
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