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The softening in price growth may reflect weaker demand following stamp duty rises at the start of April

Although broader economic challenges—such as uncertainties around US tariffs and businesses passing higher employment costs on to consumers—persist, the UK housing market experienced a slight boost in May.

The market is likely to remain a ‘little soft’ in the coming months, as is expected after the end of a tax holiday

Capital records lowest annual price growth in the country as Northern Ireland races ahead, Nationwide finds

Average price of property increased by 0.4% to £270,493 in February, Nationwide says

The housing market continues to show resilience despite ongoing affordability pressures, Nationwide said

The housing market continues to show resilience despite ongoing affordability pressures, Nationwide said.

Cost of average home in December reaches £269,426, with value increasing over year by almost £12,000

House prices increased by 4.7 per cent annually in December and were sitting just below an all-time high, the building society said.