Nationwide said UK house prices were flat in June for a second consecutive
month, with the average at £277,484 after a 0.6% fall in May, missing
economists’ 0.1% growth forecast. Middle East hostilities disrupted the mortgage
market and ended the strong early‑year price momentum. Mortgage rates have eased
from April peaks but remain above pre‑conflict levels. With investors
increasingly expecting a US‑Iran ceasefire to hold, market bets on further Bank
hikes of England have eased, leaving scope for mortgage costs to fall further in
coming months.