Nationwide reports increase of 2.1% as stamp duty holiday winds down in England and Northern Ireland
UK house prices rose by almost £5,000 in August as the property market continued to boom after the partial end to the government’s stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland.
The Nationwide building society said the cost of the average home had increased by £4,628 to £248,857, a monthly rise of 2.1% – the second highest in 15 years.
