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UK house price growth halves amid rising mortgage interest rates
UK NewsBusiness•October 1, 2026 at 7:59 AMNational

UK house price growth halves amid rising mortgage interest rates

By Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Prices fell by 0.2% month on month in September as average price of a home slipped to £274,251, says NationwideBusiness live – latest updatesAnnual house price growth halved in the UK last month, as economic uncertainty sparked by conflict in the Middle East continued to deter homebuyers.The average price of a British home rose 0.8% in the year to September to £274,251, according to Nationwide. That was half the rate recorded in August, when house prices grew 1.6% year on year. It also marked the slowest pace of home price growth since December last year. Continue reading...

Prices fell by 0.2% month on month in September as average price of a home slipped to £274,251, says Nationwide

Annual house price growth halved in the UK last month, as economic uncertainty sparked by conflict in the Middle East continued to deter homebuyers.

The average price of a British home rose 0.8% in the year to September to £274,251, according to Nationwide. That was half the rate recorded in August, when house prices grew 1.6% year on year. It also marked the slowest pace of home price growth since December last year.

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