Halifax: First House Price Fall Since June

Cold weather and the end of a stamp duty holiday led house prices to their first fall in eight months in February, new figures show.
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House prices show first drop for eight months

LONDON (AFP) - House prices fell in February for the first time in eight months as property supply rose and cold weather kept buyers away, data from a leading home-loans provider showed on Thursday.
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Highest-value soap homes: No.4 - Brookside Close

In Fourth Place: Brookside Close  Tear yourself away from your favourite soap and for a minute let’s look instead at the dramatic increase in house prices in their real-life counterpart.  Find out, rather than which one wins the ratings wars, which one has the most expensive square, dale, street or close. The five soaps in question are: EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Brookside and The Archers. Each day this week we'll reveal, in reverse order, how each has fared...
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Prime London prices continue to climb

House prices in prime central London achieved the strongest monthly rate of growth since August 2007 with an increase of 3.2 per cent in February, says Knight Frank. This latest rise means that house prices in prime central London have soared by 19 per cent over the last ten months, and are now only ten per cent behind their peak in March 2008.   Knight Frank's Prime Central London Residential Index also revealed that an increasing number of properties in the £5m+ bracket...
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Second month of house price growth?

Land Registry House Price Index January 2010: HighlightsThe January data shows that house prices rose by 5.2 per cent, the second month in a row in which the annual growth has been positive. While not all regions are recovering at the same rate, it is clear that overall house prices are increasing.Monthly price change is also positive this month at 2.1 per cent, and houses for sale in England and Wales now average £165,088.In the months August 2009 to November 2009 – the...
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House prices fall in February 

LONDON (Reuters) - House prices unexpectedly fell 1.5 percent in February, the first drop since June last year, mortgage lender Halifax said on Thursday.
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House prices fall in February

LONDON (Reuters) - House prices unexpectedly fell 1.5 percent in February, the first drop since June last year, mortgage lender Halifax said on Thursday.
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UK housing among few gainers in 2009-survey

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain was one of the few European countries to record a rise in house prices in 2009, according to a new report, giving further impetus to signs of a sustained recovery in 2010.
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Mortgage Approvals Fell In January

The number of mortgages approved in January fell to 48,198 from 58,223 in December as housing market activity slowed rapidly at the start of the new year.
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