Despite a turbulent time financially for UK households, the year December 2023 to December 2024 was a strong one for the housing market. Prices rose by 4.7% year-on-year, which saw the average UK house price (£269,426) fall just short of the August 2022 all-time high...

The latest figures published by Nationwide show that as of October 2024, property prices in the UK rose by 3.2% compared to a year ago. The regional breakdown shows there to be a north-south divide in the numbers, with London and the South-East not performing as well,...