House price increase indicates possible market recovery

May 16, 2015 by Brendan O'Neill

Property Market

Property prices in the UK rose at a faster-than-anticipated rate in April, suggesting that the market was starting to pick up following a slowing in prices in the final quarter of 2014.

Data released by Halifax revealed an increase of just over 1.5% in April since March 2015, and the first three months of the year saw asking prices reach just under 9% more than the same time 12 months ago.

Howard Archer, and economist for HIS Global Insight, commented:

“We suspect that housing market activity is now turning around gradually after losing appreciable momentum from the early-2014 levels.”

However, the report from Halifax was also keen to reveal that the first three months of the year saw a slower rate of increases than the last three months of 2014. With rival lender Nationwide revealing data that showed April house prices increasing at a quicker rate since June 2014, both reports tie in with Bank of England information that the slow, yet consistent, increase in property prices may be an indication the market is growing in strength.

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