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BBC: House prices near £200,000 mark

BBC_News wrote:
The price of an average home in England and Wales is closing in on £200,000, according to the Land Registry.
In the April to June period the average house price in England and Wales was up 7.71% on a year ago to £199,184.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5253112.stm



Any thoughts?

Comments

  • meanmachine_2
    meanmachine_2 Posts: 2,624 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Nine times the average wage? How marvellous.

    The public love debt as much as they love property.

    Soon you'll need to be the CEO of BP just to afford a 2 bed terrace in Salford.

    What an excellent legacy to leave the next generation.

    Let's just hope interestrates don't rise.

    Oops.
  • FaTB
    FaTB Posts: 162 Forumite
    Depressing !!

    Although a couple more small IR rises and more jumps in petrol and energy bills should put a halt to it !!
  • F_T_Buyer
    F_T_Buyer Posts: 1,139 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    To be honest, this was expected as we saw strong mortgage lending. It represents the booming market during the spring. I do expect this to slow down, and either Quarter 2 or Quarter 3 will be the nominal peak for prices during this cycle.
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