| % Change in month | % Change Past Year | Ave house price | |
| Sep HPI | 0.7% | 1.5% | £233,139 |
| Aug HPI | -2.1% | -0.3% | £231,543 |
- Christmas is 98 days away but average time on the market is 94 days, so buyers and sellers need to get serious now if they are to tie up a deal before the festive season;
- first-time buyer stamp duty relief is due to finish on 25th March 2012.
- new sellers again at 23,000 per week as lack of confidence and inability to move remains;
- prices up by 2.5% in three years, compared with 16.4% in the previous three year period;
- unsold stock per estate agency branch still stuck in the high 70s.
