People were buying thinking they'd rent it out and make 15 or 20 percent appreciation, but now they're left with only the rental yield.
Despite the sharp jump in prices, August's data do not change the picture of a strong downward trend in the annual rate of house price inflation,
What we're seeing now is the first signs of stress.
Every week there were stories in the paper about people making more on their property than going into the office.
