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February 5th, 2011Housing MarketTags: house prices, Housing MarketHouse prices rose 0.8% during January to recover ground from snow-hit December but longer term measures show prices remain on the slide, according to HalifaxThe monthly Halifax House Price Index said the average cost of a home in Britain rose unexpectedly to £164,173 last month.
More at: ThisIsMoney
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October 30th, 2009Housing MarketTags: borrowing, British Economy, house prices, Housing Market, mortgage
According to a BBC News report:
UK house prices were higher year-on-year in October – the first annual rise for 19 months, the Nationwide has said.
Property prices were 2% higher in October than in the same month the previous year, with the average home costing £162,038.
But the pace of monthly price rises has eased – going up by 0.4% – and the building society said that values could level out in the autumn months.
This could be due to more sellers returning to the market, it said.
Full story – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8332861.stm
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