By Amber Murray UK house price growth has accelerated in the past month as buyer confidence picked up and mortgage rates fell ahead of a potential interest rate cut by the Bank of England. UK house prices rose by 0.3 per cent month on month in July, Nationwide reported in their monthly house price index. The annual growth rate rose to 2.1 per cent from 1.5 per cent in June, the fastest pace of growth since December 2022. However, prices are still around 2.8 per cent below the all-time highs recorded in the summer of 2022. “Affordability is still stretched for many prospective buyers… [but] inv…