Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
House prices increased by 8.2 per cent annually in April, passing a record high set the previous month, according to Halifax.
Across the UK, the average house price in April was £258,204, with property values increasing by 1.4 per cent month-on-month.
Russell Galley, managing director at Halifax, said: "House prices in April eclipsed the record high set the month before (£254,604) as the market continued to maintain its recent momentum. "In cash terms, almost £20,000 has been added to the value of the average home since the market had essentially come to a standstill in April 2020." Last month home experts at Hamptons revealed that almost one in five properties are being fiercely fought over, with sellers receiving offers from five or more.
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