House asking prices hit record high

House sellers' asking prices have hit record highs for three months in a row as confidence flows back into the market.

Prices rose by 0.3% month-on-month in July to reach a new peak of £253,658 on average, completing a hat-trick after records were also set in May and June, property search website Rightmove said.
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