What is happening to house prices: the Home guide

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June 2017

• Home Asking Price Index, June 2017: regions prosper while London home prices slide

  England and Wales asking prices rose 0.4% in June 2017, driven by regional growth, while London prices continued sliding year-on-year.

  13 June 2017

May 2017

• Home Asking Price Index, May 2017: London prices down but most regions performing well

  Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.6% in May 2017, though London prices fell 1.6% year-on-year while most other regions posted solid growth.

  11 May 2017

April 2017

• Home Asking Price Index, April 2017: asking prices surge on spring optimism

  Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.9% in April, lifting annual growth to 3.0% and the average price to £302,793.

  12 April 2017

March 2017

• Home Asking Price Index, March 2017: demand heads north as London slumps

  Home asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.6% during March but the annual growth rate slipped to 2.6%, while overall UK property supply fell 6% year-on-year.

  14 March 2017

February 2017

• Home Asking Price Index, February 2017: home prices and supply surge in the East

  Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.6% in the month, with the East of England leading regional growth at 9.9% annually while London prices fell 1.2%.

  14 February 2017

January 2017

• Home Asking Price Index, January 2017: home prices flatline as supply increases

  Annual asking price growth for England and Wales slowed to 3.1% in January 2017 while new instructions rose across all regions and Typical Time on Market lengthened to 111 days.

  12 January 2017

December 2016

• Home Asking Price Index, December 2016: London prices fall as supply leaps in the East and South

  UK asking prices slowed further in December 2016, with London posting its first annual price fall in six years and supply rising sharply in the South East and East.

  13 December 2016

November 2016

• Home Asking Price Index, November 2016: home prices feel a winter chill

  England and Wales asking prices stayed flat in November as annual growth slowed to 3.8% and supply rose sharply across London and the South East.

  15 November 2016

October 2016

• Home Asking Price Index, October 2016: home prices bounce back but supply is on the rise

  England and Wales asking prices rose 0.7% in the month and 4.4% annually, while supply increased 11% year-on-year in October 2016.

  12 October 2016

September 2016

• Home Asking Price Index, September 2016: prices slide for third month in a row

  Asking prices in England and Wales fell for a third consecutive month in September 2016, with London prices slipping 0.6% and annual growth easing to 4.6%.

  13 September 2016

August 2016

• Home Asking Price Index, August 2016: average prices weighed down by steep falls in London

  London asking prices fell 1.2% in a month while England and Wales prices rose 5.3% annually, with Typical Time on Market reaching 86 days.

  12 August 2016

July 2016

• Home Asking Price Index, July 2016: Brexit ends 19-month house price rally

  Asking prices across England and Wales fell 0.2% during June, with London tumbling 1.1% after the Brexit vote unsettled the property market.

  12 July 2016

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