House price growth holds at 5.2%

16th October 2015

Data from the ONS shows that house price growth stagnated in August, with prices up 5.2% in the year to year to August, matching the percentage growth seen in the year to the end of July. House prices for first-time buyers were up 3.8% on a year ago, with the average price paid for a starter home in the UK now £215,000. Annual house price inflation was 5.6% in England; London prices climbed 4.2%, the lowest figure since March 2012.

The Times (14/10/2015)