House prices bounce back in January

6th February 2015

House prices "bounced back" in January, with the Halifax reporting a quarterly rise of 1.9% across the UK. The comparison was with prices in the three months to the end of January with the previous quarter. According to the Halifax prices in January alone increased by 2%, compared with December - the largest January rise for six years. When measured on an annual basis, house price inflation increased to 8.5% - up from 7.8% in December. Halifax said that the average UK house price was now £193,130.

The Times (06/02/14)