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United Kingdom · Data · HM Land Registry

UK house prices rise 1.4% in a year to £272,611, official index shows

The UK House Price Index for July 2026 puts the average home at £272,611, up 0.7% on June and 1.4% on July 2025.

· Al Mithaq news desk
Why it mattersPrices are moving slowly, which is the opposite of the Gulf right now. For a Kuwaiti buyer that means London is a market to buy on quality of the building and the location rather than on a rising tide, and to negotiate: developers are offering incentives on completed homes.

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