Brexit a ‘red light’ for housing market

A shortage of homes propped up the housing market in August, despite Brexit worries putting the brakes on sales according to Halifax. Figures from the lender showed that house prices edged up by 0.3% last month, compared to July. However, when compared to the same month last year, prices only rose by 1.8% - compared to a 3.4% increase expected by analysts. Halifax said the average house price was £233,541, compared to £229,317 a year ago.

BBC News (06/09/2019)   Daily Mail (06/09/2019)