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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rob Davies

UK house prices defy gloom with an average £3,000 rise

a sold sign next to a red brick victorian home
The average UK home is on the market at £365,357 in March, a rise of 0.8% on the previous month. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Average house prices have risen by nearly £3,000 this month as the property market continues to resist predictions that the UK’s lacklustre economic performance will cause a significant slump during 2023.

Despite low growth and historically high mortgage rates, which have prompted forecasts of a 10% fall in prices this year, the average home is on the market at £365,357 in March, a rise of 0.8% on the previous month.

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