House price growth slowed in August but buying a property was still 6.9 per cent more expensive than a year ago, new figures show.
The Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said that the average home in the UK cost £213,930.
Prices in the three months to the end of August were 0.7 per cent higher than the previous quarter marking a slowdown in the pace of growth. Property values fell by 0.2 per cent in August compared with July, the lender added.
Responding to the figures, Ian Thomas, co-founder and director at online mortgage lender LendInvest, said: There have been a number of external factors that have chipped away at the property market in recent months, from the additional Stamp Duty charge to Brexit, with the traditional…
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