House prices jumped £20k in 2020, ONS / Land Registry reveals

House prices rose 8.5% to a record high of £252,000, aided by lockdown buyers looking for bigger homes and the stamp duty holiday launched in July, the ONS revealed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-9269699/ONS-Average-home-added-20k-value-2020.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490