What is happening to house prices: the Home guide

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June 2013

• Home Asking Price Index, June 2013: buyers compete as supply shrinks further

  Average asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.6% in June 2013, lifting annual growth to 3.6% while supply continued shrinking.

  12 June 2013

May 2013

• Home Asking Price Index, May 2013: regional markets show signs of genuine recovery

  Average asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.7% to £238,721 in May 2013, with the typical time on market falling to 102 days.

  14 May 2013

April 2013

• Home Asking Price Index, April 2013: London home prices go stratospheric

  Greater London asking prices rose 1.3% in April, lifting the annual increase to 7.3%, while nationwide asking prices rose 0.8% for a third consecutive month.

  12 April 2013

March 2013

• Home Asking Price Index, March 2013: house price rises push up from the South

  England and Wales asking prices rose 0.6% in the month, led by Greater London up 1.1%, while the typical time on market fell 11 days year-on-year.

  12 March 2013

February 2013

• Home Asking Price Index, February 2013: spring price surge starts in London

  Asking prices in England and Wales rose 2.6% annually, with London surging 6% year-on-year while northern regions lagged behind.

  12 February 2013

January 2013

• Home Asking Price Index, January 2013: shrinking supply supports UK home prices

  UK asking prices rose 2.6% year on year in January 2013 while total unsold property fell 11% compared with a year earlier.

  15 January 2013

December 2012

• Home Asking Price Index, December 2012: prices take a bow in best year post-crisis

  UK asking prices rose 2.4% annually in 2012, the best year for growth since the financial crisis, though prices fell in the North West.

  12 December 2012

November 2012

• Home Asking Price Index, November 2012: home prices buck seasonal trend

  Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.2% in November, lifting the annual increase to 2.5%, the best performance since March 2008.

  12 November 2012

October 2012

• Home Asking Price Index, October 2012: sellers' optimism gives prices a fillip

  Asking prices in England and Wales rose 0.6% in the month and 2.2% year on year, with London prices up 5% over the last year.

  12 October 2012

September 2012

• Home Asking Price Index, September 2012: prices fall as reality bites back

  England and Wales asking prices rose 2.0% annually but average time on market climbed to 215 days as supply fell 7.6% year on year.

  12 September 2012

August 2012

• Home Asking Price Index, August 2012: London property takes Olympic gold

  Asking prices in England and Wales stayed flat this month, while Greater London's average price rose 4.3% year on year, the strongest regional performance.

  13 August 2012

July 2012

• Home Asking Price Index, July 2012: London leads home prices up

  Asking prices in England and Wales rose 2.1% year-on-year in July 2012, led by London, while supply of homes to market fell 7%.

  12 July 2012

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