Key facts
- Annual house price inflation eased to 0.9% in August.
- Average rents increased by 3.8% year-on-year in September.
Annual house price inflation in Britain eased to 0.9% in August, down from 1.2% in July, according to official data. This marks the weakest annual pace of house price growth since March. Meanwhile, average private rents increased by 3.8% year-on-year in September, maintaining the same pace as the previous month and representing the joint-strongest reading since December.