UK housing prices keep on keeping on, rising bt +2.4 per cent over the year to May 2020.
That's an acceleration from the beginning of the year, per Hometrack's index.
Northern cities have been leading the charge:
Asking prices for sold homes were up +7 per cent over the year.
Mortgage relief may be extended all the way out to April 2021.
Hometrack's report can be found here.