What is happening to house prices: the Home guide

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June 2015

• Home Asking Price Index, June 2015: shock monthly rise of £10, 000 for the average London home

  Average asking prices in England and Wales rose 1.1% in the last month, lifting annual growth to 5.9%, while Greater London prices jumped 2.0%.

  12 June 2015

May 2015

• Home Asking Price Index, May 2015: property prices push higher despite political palpitations

  Average asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.8% in the month, with annual growth easing to a more sustainable 5.8%.

  13 May 2015

April 2015

• Home Asking Price Index, April 2015: east England leads spring price growth

  Asking prices rose across all English regions and Wales in April 2015, with East England leading growth and typical time on market falling to 88 days.

  14 April 2015

March 2015

• Home Asking Price Index, March 2015: home prices take a spring leap

  Asking prices rose by 1.1% across England and Wales in the last month, with annual price growth easing to 6.8%.

  12 March 2015

February 2015

• Home Asking Price Index, February 2015: londoners price too high as properties pile up

  Asking prices for England and Wales rose 0.8% in the month and 7.1% annually, while rising supply lengthened London's typical time on market.

  12 February 2015

January 2015

• Home Asking Price Index, January 2015: optimism gives home prices an early nudge up

  Average asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.1% during the month and stood 7.8% higher than a year earlier, with total stock at 458,112 properties.

  14 January 2015

December 2014

• Home Asking Price Index, December 2014: home prices catch a winter chill

  Asking prices across England and Wales fell 0.7% in the month while annual growth eased to 7.6%, with only Scotland posting a monthly rise.

  12 December 2014

November 2014

• Home Asking Price Index, November 2014: London prices surge again as rest of UK cools

  London asking prices rose 1.3% in a month, lifting the England and Wales average by 0.2% while most other regions saw seasonal falls.

  12 November 2014

October 2014

• Home Asking Price Index, October 2014: home prices push higher despite rising supply

  Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.6% during September, taking annual growth to 8.5%, while price reductions reached a two-year high.

  14 October 2014

September 2014

• Home Asking Price Index, September 2014: London prices finally slide as the market cools

  UK asking prices edged up just 0.2% in the month while London prices dipped for the first time in 20 months amid rising supply.

  12 September 2014

August 2014

• Home Asking Price Index, August 2014: rising supply puts the brakes on price rises

  Asking prices in England and Wales rose only 0.1% in August as rising supply cooled the market, with annual growth easing to 9.3%.

  13 August 2014

July 2014

• Home Asking Price Index, July 2014: supply surges in London and prices still on the rise

  Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.6% in June while supply of homes for sale in Greater London jumped 32% year on year.

  15 July 2014

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