Average house prices in the UK have increased by 7.2% in the year to December 2016
February 15, 2017
Reports for the UK House Price Index (HPI) for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland December 2016 published 14th February 2017 on the Gov.uk website.
Average house prices in the UK have increased by 7.2% in the year to December 2016 (up from 6.1% in the year to November 2016), continuing the strong growth seen since the end of 2013. However, annual growth has been weaker in the second half of 2016 compared with the first half of the year.
The UK HPI is a joint production by Land Registry, Land and Property Services Northern Ireland, Office for National Statistics and Registers of Scotland.
Read the UK HPI report December 2016 in full on Gov.uk click here.
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