Britain’s housing market has defied uncertainty to grow 3.5pc so far this year, despite a slowdown in London and the South East.

The nation’s homes increased in value by an average of £9,652, or £28 per day, between Jan 1 and Dec 12 this year, and are now worth a collective £8.3 trillion, according to figures from property site Zoopla.

But house prices in London and the South East lagged behind, rising just 0.7pc and 2.2pc respectively, reversing trends in previous years. That dragged the total growth rate down from 7.3pc last year.