The cost of the UK average home fell to a two-year low last November, following a according to the latest report from the Department of Communities and Local Government .
The average UK house now costs £199,732, taking prices back to levels not seen since November 2006 when the typical house cost £199,238.
Northern Ireland saw the greatest price falls again, with prices dropping by 16.2% year-on-year. House prices in Wales fell by 10.1% dive, and by 8.7% in England. The average house price in Scotland dropped less, by just 3.9%. The depth of the drop in prices also increased quarter-on-quarter. There was a 4.4% drop in house prices in the quarter leading to November, compared with a 3.6% fall in the quarter ending in August.
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Our never-ending interest in magic and the occult, from Elizabethan England to Donald Trump's presidencyAs Haddon Hall’s rooms, complete with historic witches' marks, are transformed into exhibits that explore witchcraft and evil spirits, Lotte Brundle explores our continued fascination with the supernatural.
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What £1 million buys you across Britain, from a Cornish cottage to a miniature castle in the HighlandsSprawling country houses, a mini-estate in Scotland and homes where the sea almost laps up at your feet are among the property options open to those with a seven-figure budget. Here's our pick of the best £1 million houses for sale across the land.
