
British house prices unexpectedly rose for a fourth month in a row in April, despite headwinds to consumer confidence from conflict in the Middle East, according to mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society.
House prices rose 0.4 per cent in April after a 0.9 per cent increase in March, in contrast to economists’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 0.3 per cent drop. Prices were 3.0 per cent higher than






