UK house prices slide after rush to beat stamp duty changes

Donal O’Donovan: Falling house prices would be welcome news for some, but may come with a sting in the tail

Any prospect of a drop in house prices will be music to the ears of desperate renters but, unfortunately, past experience shows buying in a falling market tends to get harder, not easier.

Average house prices revealed across the UK after March tumble

Halifax says demand is ‘returning to normal’ now that buyers beating a stamp duty deadline have completed purchases

UK house prices slide after rush to beat stamp duty changes

Average price fell by 0.5% in March to £296,699, the steepest decline since March last year, Halifax saysBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices have suffered their steepest decline in a year as the market cools after a buyer rush to beat changes to stamp duty changes in England and Northern Ireland.The average price of a property fell by 0.5% last month to £296,699, the steepest decline in value since March last year, according to Halifax…

House prices in UK take a dip - but find out why the market remains buoyant in the West Midlands

The average UK house price tumbled by £1,575 in March - but values in the West Midlands are still more than three per cent up on the same time last year.