UK households believe that the rate of house price growth has slowed

Households across the UK perceive that the value of their home rose in April, but it was a slight decline compared to the previous month. It indicates that households perceive the rate of house price growth has slowed marginally, according to the House Price Sentiment Index (HPSI) from Knight Frank and Markit Economics. ‘Slightly weaker house price sentiment follows a period of healthy market activity between January and March which was in part promoted by purchasers trying to complete purchas...