The unexpected fall in the Nationwide measure of house prices in August shows that the recovery in the housing market after the drag from the rise in stamp duty charges on 1st April is being held back by weak employment and still high mortgage rates. The risk is that speculation over possible property tax rises in the Autumn Budget hits buyer sentiment further in the coming months.
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