UK House Prices Jumped by Nearly £5,000 Month-on-Month in August

UK House Prices Jumped by Nearly £5,000 Month-on-Month in August
Signs of sold and for sale in an undated file photo, on Oct 14, 2014. Andrew Matthews/PA
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House price growth recorded a surprising bounceback in August as the average property value increased by nearly £5,000 ($6,878) in the space of a month.

Across the UK, the average house price in August was £248,857 ($342,361)—11 percent higher than a year earlier, Nationwide Building Society said.