UK property prices are in the doldrums

House prices barely rose in 2019. Good news, says Nicole Garcia Merida.

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Government tinkering such as Help to Buy has inflated prices
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It's been a sleepy year for the property market. The average house cost £211,966 in January and £215,734 in November, according to figures from Halifax. That's a gain ofjust 1.8%.London, which during upswings often outperforms the rest of the country, is now underperforming it. By October the average cost of a house in the capital had slipped by 1.6% year-on-year to £472,232, says the Land Registry.

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Nic studied for a BA in journalism at Cardiff University, and has an MA in magazine journalism from City University. She has previously worked for MoneyWeek.