Annual house price growth picks up to 2.6%
Prices rose 0.2% month-on-month
Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said: "There was a slight pickup in UK annual house growth in April to 2.6%, from 2.1% in March. House prices rose by 0.2% over the month, after taking account of seasonal factors. "February saw a softening in house purchase approvals to 64,000 cases, following a surprise rise in January. These figures are broadly in line with our expectations and close to the average for the last three months of 2017"