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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joe Middleton

UK house prices stall as mortgage rate rise fuels caution

Sold sign outside a property.
Prices in southeast England are falling, but there is still an upward trend in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

House prices stalled last month after more than two years of growth as a sharp rise in mortgage rates fuelled caution among buyers, according to Britain’s official surveyors body.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) also predicted that rents will be 4% higher in a year’s time due to an imbalance between strong tenant demand and the supply of homes to let.

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