| % Change in month | % Change Past Year | Ave house price | |
| Mar HPI | 1.6% | 2.2% | £236,939 |
| Feb HPI | 4.1% | 1.4% | £233,252 |
- Double blow for first-timers with loss of stamp duty exemption, and prices of typical first-time buyer property types – terraces and flats – rising faster than semis and detached
- Setback for hard-saving first-time buyers, half of whom have now raised £15,000 to £40,000 deposit and may have to find an extra 1% unless the Chancellor springs a budget surprise
