UK House Price Growth Above Forecasts in World Economy News 07/03/2026 The Halifax House Price Index showed UK house prices rose 1.3% year-on-year in February 2026, more than the expected 0.9% gain, from a revised 1.1% increase in January, marking the strongest annual growth in four months. The average UK home reached a new high of £301,151. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.3%, following a 0.8% gain in January. Amanda Bryden, Head of Mortgages at Halifax, said the market maintained early-year momentum, with prices up around £3,000 since January. Affordability remains stretched and supply constrained, but easing interest rates and real wage growth are supporting buyers. Regional growth was led by Northern Ireland (6.3%) and Scotland (4.7%), followed by Wales (2.4%) and northern England, including the North East (3.5%) and North West (2.9%). Southern markets lagged, with the South East down 2.2% and London falling 1%. Halifax noted mortgage approvals and geopolitical uncertainties may affect borrowing costs and future price growth. Source: Trading Economics 2026-03-07 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share