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Office for National Statistics (ONS) data found that typical property value for the month was £268,000, down from a peak of £271,000 in September.

Growth slowed down in October, with typical cost of a home falling 1% to £268,000 and one expert saying we may be nearing end of dizzying annual growth.

Growth slowed down in October, with typical cost of a home falling 1% to £268,000 and one expert saying we may be nearing end of dizzying annual growth.

The UK blue chip index falls as UK consumer price inflation jumps to 5.1% and US markets head south

Sales normally drop off later in the year but remain ‘buoyant’

The Suez Canal will hike the fees it charges ships passing through the waterway, putting a further strain on prices amid a supply crunch.

House prices grew 10.6 per cent in the year to August across the UK, according to the ONS, but Scotland saw prices rocket 16.9%

The average UK house price jumped by around £4,400 between August and September, or 1.7 per cent, marking the fastest growth since February 2007, figures by mortgage lender Halifax show.

Nationwide said a 20 per cent deposit on a typical first-time buyer home is now around 113 per cent of their typical before tax income.

There was a significant 4.5 per cent jump in prices between May and June, which the ONS attributed to the tapering down of the stamp duty tax break.