UK house prices rise in August at fastest pace in 3 months: Report

House prices rose 0.6% year-on-year after a 0.3% rise in July, a report said.

British house prices edged up in August at the fastest annual pace in three months, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Friday, adding to tentative signs the housing market has picked up from its recent pre-Brexit slowdown.

British house prices increased in August at the fastest annual pace in three months, a report said (Bloomberg)

House prices rose 0.6% year-on-year after a 0.3% rise in July, Nationwide said. On the month, prices were flat. (Reporting by Andy Bruce; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)