House prices increased again in September adding an extra £4,400 to the value of the average property in the UK, according to Halifax.
The mortgage lender’s latest house price index revealed prices across the UK climbed by 1.7% in September – this was the strongest monthly growth since February 2007.
Halifax thought the looming deadline for the end of the stamp duty holiday – on 30 September – played a role in the price spike. But there were other factors at play too.
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