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The Suez Canal will hike the fees it charges ships passing through the waterway, putting a further strain on prices amid a supply crunch.
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The Suez Canal will hike the fees it charges ships passing through the waterway, putting a further strain on prices amid a supply crunch.
House prices grew 10.6 per cent in the year to August across the UK, according to the ONS, but Scotland saw prices rocket 16.9%
The average UK house price jumped by around £4,400 between August and September, or 1.7 per cent, marking the fastest growth since February 2007, figures by mortgage lender Halifax show.
Nationwide said a 20 per cent deposit on a typical first-time buyer home is now around 113 per cent of their typical before tax income.
There was a significant 4.5 per cent jump in prices between May and June, which the ONS attributed to the tapering down of the stamp duty tax break.