House prices have continued to rise after Nationwide today reported annual growth of 11.2% in January.
The average price is now £255,556 after the strongest start to the year since 2005, with a bigger-than-expected monthly jump of 0.8%.
In today's corporate news, retailer Joules has warned that profits are below expectations after the impact of the Omicron variant reduced footfall in January. Virgin Money has also published first quarter results.