The average UK home has seen £3,000 added to its value in the space of a month, according to the latest official data.

But while the Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that the annual rate of house price growth nudged up slightly to 5.7% in June, this disguises wide regional variations. Prices have leaped by 9% in Northern Ireland over the last 12 months, while in Scotland they fell by 0.6%.

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