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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Karl Matchett

Business news live: UK house prices hit record level and retail sales data shows concern for autumn

UK house prices are at a record level, say Halifax, after their data shows rising property pricetags for a third month in a row. That’s in contrast to Nationwide data recently released, which showed a drop of 0.1 per cent for August. Now some experts are predicting that the average price of a property could surpass £300,000 by the end of the year.

In the business world, Jaguar Land Rover are still looking into the cost and impact of the cyber hack on their firm, while John Lewis is expected to hire over 13,000 people for seasonal work across its partnership range heading towards Christmas.

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