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The average price of a house across the UK in December was £208,286 - a new record

UK house price average reaches record £208,000

UK house prices reached a record high of £208,000 on average in December after leaping by 9.5% during 2015, according to Halifax.

Business • 07 Jan 16

The average price of a house in the UK now stands at £196,999

UK house price growth at 8 month high - Nationwide

British house price growth quickened by more than expected in December to hit an eight-month high, according to a new survey, another sign of growing momentum in the housing market.

Business • 30 Dec 15

UK house prices fell 0.2% between October and November

UK house prices slipped by 0.2% in November

UK house prices eased back during November and the quarterly rate of growth fell to its lowest level for a year, Halifax reports.

Business • 08 Dec 15

UK house prices rose by a less-than-expected 0.1% in monthly terms in November

UK house price growth slows in November

British house price growth slowed this month, according to a survey published today, which suggested the recovery in the housing market is advancing at a modest pace.

Business • 27 Nov 15

UK house prices jumped by 2.7% in August compared to July

UK house prices rise strongly in August on demand

British house prices rose strongly in August, pushed up by a lack of property coming onto the market, according to two surveys published today.

Business • 10 Sep 15

Nationwide said UK house prices dropped by 0.2% on the month in June

UK house prices show surprise fall in June

British house prices unexpectedly fell last month, taking the annual rate of price increases to its lowest in two years, mortgage lender Nationwide said today.

Business • 02 Jul 15

Nationwide said UK house prices in May were 4.6% higher than a year before

UK house price growth slowest in nearly two years

British house prices rose at their slowest annual rate in nearly two years in May, figures from mortgage lender Nationwide show.

Business • 03 Jun 15

UK house prices rose by 1.6% in April from March

UK house prices rise faster than expected in April

British house prices rose faster than forecast in April, showing some signs of recovering from a slowdown in late 2014 on the back of low mortgage rates and strong economic growth.

Business • 08 May 15

UK house prices see first increase in annual house price growth in seven months

UK house price growth hits 10-month high in April

British house prices rose in April at the fastest monthly pace since last June, a survey from mortgage lender Nationwide showed today.

Business • 29 Apr 15

London prices rose by an annual 12.7% in the first quarter of 2015

UK house price growth slows again in March

British house prices rose in March by the smallest annual amount since September 2013, figures from mortgage lender Nationwide show today.

Business • 27 Mar 15

UK house prices ease by 0.1% in February

UK house prices see first fall in five months

British house prices fell in February for the first time in five months, taking the annual rate of increase to its lowest since September 2013.

Business • 02 Mar 15

UK house prices rose 6.8% from January last year, the slowest increase in 14 months

UK house price growth slows again in January

British house price growth slowed on an annual basis for a fifth month in a row in January, figures from mortgage lender Nationwide showed today.

Business • 29 Jan 15

UK house prices rise by 7.2% in the year to December

UK house price inflation slows to 13 month low

British annual house prices rose at the slowest annual rate in more than a year this month as the property market continued to lose momentum.

Business • 30 Dec 14

New Halifax figures show that UK house price growth slowed again in the three months to November

UK house prices rise at slowest rate in 9 months

British house price growth slowed again in the three months to November as prices rose by 8.2% compared with the same time last year.

Business • 04 Dec 14

UK house prices rise 0.3% in November, Nationwide figures show

UK house price growth slows as expected

British house price growth slowed in line with economists' forecasts this month, figures from mortgage lender Nationwide showed today.

Business • 28 Nov 14

UK house prices dropped 0.4% in October, in contrast to economists' forecasts of a 0.4% rise

UK house prices show surprise fall in October

British house prices unexpectedly fell last month and recorded their smallest quarterly increase in nearly two years, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed today.

Business • 06 Nov 14

Two reports are the latest in a string of recent evidence which points to the UK housing market pausing for breath

Pace of UK house price rises slowing

UK house prices are set for a "far more subdued" period of growth in the coming months following the flurry of activity seen earlier this year.

Business • 08 Oct 14

Bank of England says Help to Buy scheme has not driven up house prices

No risk from Help to Buy scheme - Bank of England

The Bank of England will not ask for changes to the UK government's Help to Buy scheme after finding it does not pose a risk to financial stability.

Business • 02 Oct 14

Hometrack reports first slowdown in UK property prices in over a year and a half

Growth in UK house prices stalls - Hometrack

UK house price growth has stalled for the first time in over a year and a half as the surge of demand from would-be buyers tails off, property analyst Hometrack said.

Business • 26 Sep 14