UK house prices see high growth in East and South East

UK house prices increased by 0.8% in September and were 6.1% year on year, according to the latest data from the Office of National Statists (ONS). House price annual growth was strongest in Northern Ireland at 10.2% followed by England at 6.4% and there was a 1.1% rise in Wales and Scotland. Annual house price increases in England were driven by the East with year on year growth of 8.4% and the South East up 7.4%. But excluding London and the South East, UK house prices increased by 5% in the 1...