House price growth has been reported very differently for August, with some claims that prices increased by 0.3% and another that the average price is down.
Nationwide says there was a slight fall in house prices in August, from £195,621 in July to £195,279 now.
The difference could be the cause of confusing seasonally adjusted figures.
Nationwide’s average price, based on mortgage data, contrasts to estate agent haart’s figure of £217,072.
haart reported that its average price is based on the prices seen in it branches during July, with buyer demand up 5.3% over the previous month.
The Land Registry is due to release average prices across England and Wales today.