UK house prices rise for first time since July 2018

Optimism returns to housing market, with some crediting ‘Boris bounce’ for revival

House prices rose across the UK for the first time in one and a half years last month as optimism returned among buyers and sellers, according to surveyors and estate agents.

In further evidence that the housing market is picking up, inquiries from would-be buyers, agreed sales and the number of properties coming on to the market all rose in January, according to the latest monthly snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/38igmMp