Winson Solicitors logo
Legal news

House price inflation – the cost of buying a home is 10.5% more expensive than 12 months ago

Jonathan Winston Jonathan Winston
1 min read

Double digit house price inflation – Market still sluggish but under supply means the cost of buying a home is 10.5% more expensive than 12 months ago

The Nationwide Building Society has said that house price growth has gone into double figures for the first time in three years. Its figures revealed that UK house prices went up by 10.5% in the year to the end of April, the highest since June 2007. The rise left the price of the average home at £167,802.

However Nationwide believe that the price surge will not last and by the end of the year sellers will begin to outnumber buyers. Despite the new figures, activity in the property market is still sluggish with the average first-time buyer having to put down a 25% deposit to secure a mortgage. Recent figures from HM Revenue & Customs show that completed sales in the UK rose by 22% in March but that that was the lowest March figure since HMRC current records began in 1978.

Client feedback

I found Sidraa to be very thorough, proactively raising questions about the conveyance even before I had asked her myself. All communication was clear and regular updates provided, which was very helpful.It was a stressful process (what house move isn’t!)due to an issue dragging on, no fault on the Solicitors’ part but meant exchange and completion in quick succession! Ultimately, Sidraa and Tom worked very hard to achieve the completion date everyone wanted so thank you 🙏
Dorothy
Leasa and the team at Winston solicitors have been really good. Leasa was very thorough in her work helping me with my house purchase. I can highly recommend her and Winston solicitors for conveyancing.
Maria
Winston Solicitors are the best solicitor firm I have dealt with. They helped sell my house. Sidraa and Tom were always communicating with me and turned things round quickly when I was going out of the country. I would definitely use them again and that’s not the case usually with solicitor firms.
Rob
Quick working & lovely solicitors. Would definitely recommend :)
Ben
Samantha was always very helpful, I frequently had questions as a first time buyer so would regularly call just to ask what things meant on the various forms and documents I had to sign. I would either get through to Samantha herself or to Paulo so there was always someone available. I would only say that as a first time buyer I was very naive to the process, and only found out I had missed an important step in the mortgage application through a reminder from Winstons asking if I had done it yet. Otherwise a very positive experience overall.
Anonymous
I cannot praise Winston Solicitors highly enough,I would recommend them to anyone buying or selling their property. They were very professional and very supportive at all times. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sidraa Razaq and Tom Mcllroy for their professionalism and patience at all times.
JANET
Samantha is simply the best!
Derek
I'm extremely satisfied with the service provided. The quoted cost was adequate and not overpriced. Very responsive personnel which resulted in a very quick purchase. Thank you Leasa - November 2025
Dayana D, Yeovil
Contact us