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Britains blue-chip index closed nearly 12 points lower, or 0.16%, at 7,169 on Wednesday

The first clues are emerging about what might happen to the housing market after the tapering down of the stamp duty holiday and how the race to beat the deadline pulled sales forward. After a frantic final leg for agents, mortgage brokers, banks, conveyancers and, of course, buyers and sellers, a leading estate agent has revealed that exchanges dropped to 40 per cent of the five year average in the first week after the cut-off. According to Knight Frank, the number of exchanges dropped to less...

House prices soared by 10.9 per cent annually in May, marking the strongest growth in nearly seven years, according to the Nationwide house price index.

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images Average house prices have climbed about £20,000 in the last year, the Halifax says, as the buying frenzy prompted by the stamp duty holiday continues. Prices are up 8.2% in the last 12 months, the highest annual growth rate for five years, it said. Altura mortgage broker Rob Gill said "fear of missing out" (FOMO) was driving the surge. "Theres a fear among buyers that they could miss out if they dont hurry up and buy before prices spiral," he sa...

UK housing market on the boil as prices rise © Getty Images Coastal properties have become increasingly popular UK house prices rose by 7.1% compared with a year ago, the Nationwide has said, prompting one analyst to suggest the market is "on the boil". Popular Searches The building society said the average property price had risen by £15,916 in the last year, to reach £238,831. The Nationwide said increased savings during lockdown meant some first-time buyers would be better placed to aff...

UK house prices grow at fastest pace in more than 15 years in April The extension to the stamp duty holiday prompted a spike in house prices, Nationwide data showed UK house prices grew at the fastest pace in more than 15 years this month, according to the latest research.  The average house price was up 2.1 per cent month-on-month, the biggest monthly rise since February 2014.  Annual house price growth rebounded to 7.1 per cent in April compared to 5.7 per cent in March, pu...

© Tim Graham/Getty Images House prices saw their biggest monthly rise since February 2004 this April, jumping 2.1% month on month to reach a new record high average price of £238,831. Over the last 12 months they have risen by 7.1%, or by an average of £15,916. Nationwide’s latest house price index adds to what we have been saying for a while now — the boom that started last July when the stamp duty holiday was announced does not seem to be abating. April’s 7.1% yearly rise is only sl...

House prices hit record high in March surge: Halifax By Gary Adams 9 th April 2021 9:52 am The average house price in the UK grew 1.1 per cent from February to March, the latest Halifax house price index shows. By Halifax’s numbers this is the first monthly rise seen since November 2020. It also adds up to an annual rise of 6.5 per cent, which brings the average house price up to £254,606. The lender says that government support measures and tightening supply of h...

Average price of UK home jumps to record high of £254,606 in March Hilary Osborne © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images The average price of a UK home jumped by 1.1% in March to a record high of £254,606 as government measures to support the market continued to drive interest from buyers. The latest monthly snapshot of the market from Halifax showed that since March 2020, house prices had risen by 6.5%, or £15,430 in cash terms. The monthly rise ...

House prices in the UK edged downwards in February, but are predicted to hit record highs again after the stamp duty holiday was extended by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in this weeks Budget.