Asking prices for UK houses jump again in April

Property search website Rightmove said asking prices rose by 1.6% this month, slowing slightly from a 1.7% rise in March.

LONDON: Asking prices for houses in Britain surged again in April but momentum in the housing market should slow as consumers are hit increasingly by the growing cost of living crisis, a survey showed on Monday.

Property search website Rightmove said asking prices rose by 1.6% this month, slowing slightly from a 1.7% rise in March.