UK house prices remain near record high with little sign of election impact

In a survey of 14,000 people by Rightmove, 95% of those planning to move said the election would not change their plans. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

The average asking price for a UK home remained near its record high in June, with the housing market maintaining its “2024 momentum” across much of the country, according to the latest figures from the property website Rightmove.

The UK’s biggest property listings website said the average price of homes coming to the market over the past four weeks was £375,110 – just £21 less than in May, when average prices had posted a new high.