House prices rise

House prices rise - 2001 - Sunday Times 4 February 2001, 1 Financial Times 7 February 2001, 3(2) .

Figures from Nationwide indicate a turnaround for house prices, with a 2.5% rise in January 2001. Despite this marked recovery from the second half of 2000, Nationwide suggests that the rate of growth will slow, with a 7% overall rise this year, in comparison to 9.3% in 2000. However, figures from Halifax present a contradictory picture. Graphs.


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