House prices jump to record £282,753 amid highest inflation since mid-2007

The average price of a home has jumped 11 per cent over the past year to a new record figure, according to the Halifax House Price Index. The average price of a house is now £282,753, a steep increase of £43,577 in just two years after the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown. Prices have increased 1.4 [...]