House prices hit record high of £276k as slower growth forecast for 2022

House prices increased by more than £24,500 last year, the largest annual cash rise since March 2003. The average UK property price reached a new record high of £276,091 in 2021, rising 9.8 per cent, according to Halifax’s House Price Index. Once more, London was the weakest performing region for annual inflation by long way [...]