House prices increase by 1.2% in October as the property market ¿weathers the economic storm¿ for now | This is Money

House prices increase by 1.2% in October as the property market ¿weathers the economic storm¿ for now | This is Money

House prices leapt 1.2 per cent last month to continue a highly mixed pattern of price movements this year, the Halifax has reported.
In its October housing market report, the lender found that the average UK property is now worth £163,311, marginally higher than at the end of 2010.
The average price in October was £508, or 0.3 per cent, higher than in December 2010 on a seasonally adjusted basis.