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What is happening to house prices: the Home guide
Follow the Home Asking Price Index and understand what asking and sold prices tell you about the housing market.
In this guide
June 2019
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Home Asking Price Index, June 2019: slowdown worsens as prices slip further into the red
England and Wales asking prices fell 0.6% year-on-year in June 2019, while typical time on market rose to 90 days, the slowest June since 2013.
May 2019
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Home Asking Price Index, May 2019: prices levitate in a market plagued by uncertainty
England and Wales asking prices fell 0.2% year-on-year in May 2019, while London's Typical Time on Market hit its slowest level in ten years.
April 2019
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Home Asking Price Index, April 2019: Brexit blues make for slowest spring market in five years
Typical Time on Market in England and Wales rose to 93 days in April 2019, the slowest since 2014, as Brexit uncertainty curbed supply and demand.
March 2019
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Home Asking Price Index, March 2019: no sign of Brexit panic as caution crimps supply
UK average asking prices edged up 0.2% month on month but fell 0.3% annually, while new instructions dropped 4% year-on-year amid Brexit caution.
February 2019
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Home Asking Price Index, February 2019: prices move into the red after notching up 87 months of growth
Average asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.2% year-on-year in February 2019, ending eighty-seven consecutive months of growth.
January 2019
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Home Asking Price Index, January 2019: growth nears zero while London readies for recovery
Average asking prices across England and Wales fell 0.5% during the month, leaving annual growth at just 0.2% as more regions entered price correction.
December 2018
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Home Asking Price Index, December 2018: 2018, a year of mixed fortunes
England and Wales asking prices fell 0.5% this month, while annual growth edged up to 0.8%, as Wales and the North West continued strong regional gains.
November 2018
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Home Asking Price Index, November 2018: rising supply pushes market to the brink
Asking prices in England and Wales fell by 0.3% in November as rising supply of 14% year-on-year outpaced demand across the South and East.
October 2018
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Home Asking Price Index, October 2018: price cutting hits 7-year high as vendors' patience wanes
Price reductions across England and Wales reached a seven-year high in September, even as average asking prices edged up 0.2% and annual growth slowed to just 0.6%.
September 2018
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Home Asking Price Index, September 2018: price growth trends towards zero and below
Asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.3% in September 2018, with annual growth slowing to just 0.9% as supply rose 7% year-on-year.
August 2018
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Home Asking Price Index, August 2018: home price falls spread across more regions
Average asking prices in England and Wales fell by 0.3% this month, with annual growth slowing to just 1.1% amid rising stock levels.
July 2018
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Home Asking Price Index, July 2018: price cutting nears 6-year high
Price reductions in England and Wales hit their highest level since October 2012, while average asking prices edged up just 0.1% this month.