House prices rose in September at the fastest rate since 2010, with all UK regions seeing prices rise for the first time in six years, according to Nationwide Building Society.
Around nine million more adults are struggling with money now compared with seven years ago, according to a major report into the health of the nation's finances.
The UK climbed out of the double-dip recession with a bang between July and September as the economy returned to growth at its fastest pace in five years, official figures showed today.
Bank of England policymakers decided against unleashing further emergency support for the recovery today, despite mixed signs over the health of the economy.
The UK's double-dip recession is not as deep as previously feared, after revised figures showed a smaller contraction in the second quarter of the year.
Households will see an increase in real income next year for the first time since the credit crunch struck, with middle-income earners and poorer families benefiting the most, according to research.
George Osborne has insisted there are "positive signs" for the UK economy despite a think-tank drastically downgrading its growth forecast for Britain.