The softening in price growth may reflect weaker demand following stamp duty rises at the start of April, Nationwide Building Society said.

Strike action by Glasgow subway workers will escalate this month when workers walk out for an additional three days – during the TRNSMT festival.

Openreach has added a further 21 locations to its full fibre broadband rollout as part of a plan to connect up to five million more homes and businesses by next March, the company announced.