Analysis by Search Acumen of official data shows in the 14 years since the Bank of England base rate last exceeded 2%, the average UK house-price-to-income ratio has increased from 7.7x in November 2008 to 9.8x in July 2022. Historic data from Halifax indicates the house price-earnings ratio was lower than 3.0 from 1951-71.
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