House prices see biggest monthly surge for 20 years: Rightmove

House prices see biggest monthly surge for 20 years: Rightmove

Asking prices have once again broken records, hitting £348,804 in February after the biggest monthly jump in cash terms recorded by Rightmove in more than twenty years.

According to the property portal, the 2.3% monthly rise equates to +£7,785, with the annual rate of asking price growth at 9.5% - the highest recorded since September 2014. To continue reading, please Click Here


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