(Corrects headline to show house prices rose by 2.7% in year to May (not ‘by most in a year’)
LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) – British house prices rose by 2.7% in the year to May, after rising by an upwardly revised 3.9% in the year to April, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday.
Average UK monthly private rents increased by 3.3% in the year to June, matching the pace in the 12 months to May, the ONS said.
(Reporting by Suban Abdulla, editing by Andy Bruce)
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