And in contrast to the last one, this one means something. Based on completion data, house prices, in February, were 7.4% up on the year, and 0.1% lower on the month. Interestingly, at the first-time buyer end of the market, prices were up 9.3% on the year, suggesting those Stamp Duty changes couldn't have come too soon. Grab the actual, factual report by clicking this.
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