Economics

U.K. House Prices Keep Rising on a Dearth of Supply

  • Rental market also surging due to fierce competition for homes
  • A BOE rate hike is unlikely to halt property-price inflation

Residential homes in Kingston upon Thames, U.K.

Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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U.K. house prices kept climbing through November as a drought of new listings drove competition between buyers.