UK house price growth slows as end to stamp duty holiday looms

Impending halt to tax break on Friday cools market to 0.1% growth in September

UK house price growth slowed in September as economists said the looming end of the stamp duty tax break had cooled the market after a period of extraordinary growth.

The average price grew by just 0.1% over the month to £248,742, a sharp slowdown compared with growth of 2% in August, according to Nationwide.

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