Big house price rises

HOUSE prices increased by £44 per day on average in the six months leading up to August, according to an index.

This was up from £30 per day typically over the previous six months (July 2020 to January 2021), Zoopla said. Across the UK, the average house price in August was £235,000 which is a record high for Zoopla’s index.

The average property has piled £17,508 on to its value since March 2020.