Reports
House prices recover from recent dip to reach new all-time high in August
- Annual house price growth picked up to 3.7% in August
- Prices up 2% month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors, as momentum builds
House price growth rebounds in July as activity bounces back
- Annual house price growth recovers to 1.5% in July
- Prices up 1.7% month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors, reversing last month’s fall
- Stamp duty holiday likely to provide further support in the near term
Annual house price growth grinds to a halt in June as the impact of the pandemic filters through
- Annual price growth grinds to a halt in June with prices down 0.1%
- Annual growth negative for first time since 2012
- Prices fell 1.4% month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors
- Regional house price growth rates within narrow range of 0%-5% in Q2
House price growth slows sharply as the impact of the pandemic begins to filter through
- Annual house price growth slows to 1.8%
- Prices down 1.7% month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors
Annual house price growth was gaining momentum before the pandemic struck the UK
- Annual house price growth edges up to 3.7%, the strongest since February 2017
- Impact of pandemic will not be fully captured in this month’s data
- 7% rise month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors
Annual house price growth edged higher before the pandemic struck the UK
- Prices rose 0.8% in March, after taking account of seasonal factors
- The sample period excludes recent COVID-19 related disruption
- Annual growth highest since January 2018
- Most UK regions saw small price gains in Q1
Annual house price growth strongest since July 2018
- Annual house price growth edges up to 2.3%, the strongest rate for 18 months
- 3% rise month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors
2010s weakest decade for house price growth since 1990s but affordability metrics present a mixed picture
- House prices up 33% in 10s vs 180% in 80s
- London top performer in 2010s with house prices rising twice as fast as UK average
- Low interest rates have helped support affordability through the decade
- High house price to earnings ratio make deposit a major barrier for first time buyers
Modest pick-up in house price growth in January
- Annual house price growth edged up to 1.9%
- 5% rise month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors
Annual house price growth of 1.4% in 2019
- Prices rose 0.1% in December, after taking account of seasonal factors
- Annual price declines persist in London and the Outer South East (see p2 for more detail)
- Raising a deposit remains key challenge for prospective first time buyers
House price growth marginally higher in November
- Annual house price growth remained subdued at 0.8%
- 5% rise month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors
Little change in UK house price growth in October
- Annual house price growth remained subdued at 0.4%
- Modest 0.2% rise month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors
