House prices shrugged off Brexit uncertainty to end 2019 1.4% higher than at the start of the year, according to Nationwide building society. The average UK house price in December was £215,282, Nationwide said. In October, rival mortgage lender Halifax said annual house price growth in the UK had slowed to the lowest pace in six years. London was by far the weakest performer, with an annual house price decline of 1.8% in the fourth quarter. House prices in the home counties close to London barely rose – up 0.3%.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2020 08:53 UTC