Major mortgage lender forecasts 1% growth for UK house prices this year
"We expect house prices to maintain their current strong levels over the next year, but growth to be much flatter in 2022, at around 1%," says Andrew Asaam, Mortgage Director at Lloyds Banking Group.
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