By Laura McGuire UK house prices rose 0.7 per cent month on month in February, according to Nationwide’s latest report, but remain three per cent below the highs of summer 2022. The cost of a property increased 1.2 per cent year-on-year. This is against a 0.2 per cent decline recorded in January. Across Britain today the average price of a home has risen by around three thousand pounds to £260k. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist, said: “House prices are now around three per cent below the all-time highs recorded in the summer of 2022, after taking account of seasonal effects. “The d…