A letter shared on social media this week from a senior
Lego executive to UK toy retailers revealed that prices would increase across the board from 1 January.
Signed by Lego UK and Ireland’s general manager and vice-president, Fiona Wright, it explained that the hike was a “direct result of the continued devaluing of the UK pound”. The letter went on to warn that the company might be forced to put up prices again in the “event of further negative trend”.
It means that a Star Wars Lego Death Star set, currently priced at £399, will go up by £20 next year, while a Doctor Who Lego will rise by £2.49 to £52.48.