{
  "id": 8789728,
  "title": "UK property asking prices rise for first time since May, Rightmove says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/uk-property-asking-prices-rise-for-first-time-since-may-rightmove-says",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-20T23:06:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economic-indicators/uk-property-asking-prices-rise-for-first-time-since-may-rightmove-says-4908200"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British property sellers have begun requesting higher selling prices for homes, marking the first increase since May, according to real estate website Rightmove. Prices for listed properties climbed by 0.7% between August 9 and September 12, a slightly larger monthly rise than the yearly average for this period, following a decline of 2.0% over the previous four weeks, the report revealed.\n\nAsking prices were 0.8% lower than a year ago, after a 1.0% annual drop in Rightmove's August report. The number of homes available for purchase reached a 12-year high during this time. However, buyer inquiries were 9% lower than this time last year.\n\nColleen Babcock, a property expert at Rightmove, noted that September's above-average price rise is a positive sign after a particularly quiet summer. She emphasized, though, that the increase should be seen as a modest recovery. Furthermore, the average two-year fixed mortgage interest rate rose to 5.29% from 5.09%, with little indication of an end to the ongoing Iran war which has driven up borrowing costs.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}