Average House Price In The UK Rises 8% In The Year

MIDDLEWICH, ENGLAND - MAY 20: Marketing signs adorn the front of new homes on a housing development on May 20, 2014 in Middlewich, England. Official figures have shown that house prices have risen by 8% in the year ending in March. There have been calls by some experts for the UK Help to Buy scheme to be scaled down as it boosts the property market. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)