Annual house price growth at fastest pace since 2007: Halifax📈

Annual house price growth at fastest pace since 2007: Halifax📈

House prices are rising at the fastest annual pace of growth since 2007 and reached a new record high of £278,123 in February, according to this morning's data released by Halifax.

Figures from Halifax show that, following a slower start to the year, house price growth gained an additional +0.5% in February and now stands at 10.8% - the strongest level since June 2007 (+11.9%). To continue reading, please Click Here


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