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Britain’s late payment problem is getting worse rather than better, new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed. 

The latest House Price Index from Nationwide has revealed that annual UK house price growth slowed down in February this year, falling from 3.2% in January to 2.2%. Average house prices also fell by 0.3% over the month. 

The latest UK House Price Index has revealed that house prices across the UK as a whole increased by an average of 5.2% in the year to December 2017. The annual growth rate has apparently slowed since mid-2016 but has remained broadly around 5% during 2017. 

The difficulties faced by first-time buyers in getting on the property market have been well documented, but new research has revealed that some young adults are now taking a less traditional route to achieve that important first rung on the ladder.