Halifax House Prices (Mar.)

The rise in the Halifax house price index in March suggests that February’s drop was not the start of a new downward trend. However, with market conditions now loosening, mortgage lending criteria still tight and the economy set to remain weak, house price falls are likely to become the norm, rather than the exception, in the second half of this year.

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