UK house prices increased by an average of 2.7%, to £288,000, in the year to June, according to official data.

This was unchanged from the 12 months to May, data from the Office for National Statistics shows.

It was the fourth month in a row with an annual increase in prices, following eight months of annual falls in prices.

Average house prices in England rose 2.4% to £305,000, were up by 1.8% in Wales to £216,000, and in Scotland lifted 4.3% to £192,000, over the year to June.

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