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Average UK house prices up 8.3% year on year, official index data shows
Average house prices in the UK increased by 8.3% in the year to July 2016, down from 9.7% in June 2016, continuing the strong growth seen since the end of 2013, according to the latest index data. The average UK house price was £217,000 in July 2016, some £17,000 higher than in July 2015 and […] The post Average UK house prices up 8.3% year on year, official index data shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
High percentage of parents pay tens of thousands more to move close to a good school
One in four parents in the UK have moved house to be within a desired school catchment area and paid an average of 11% more for a home, new research shows. Those who moved paid £23,707 for a school catchment address, an 11% premium on the average UK property price which rises to 15% or […] The post High percentage of parents pay tens of thousands more to move close to a good school appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading