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House prices in England and Wales rose by 0.9% in September compared with August and sales also picked up over the summer, the Land Registry has said.
The average home in England and Wales cost £158,377, the figures showed.
This was 5.6% cheaper than the same month a year earlier, but September was the fifth consecutive month when the year-on-year price fall has slowed.
Sales were higher in July compared with July 2008, after months of lower year-on-year sales figures, it said.
Completed sales have risen steadily each month since January 2009 when they stood at 26,662.
The latest data shows that there were 57,579 sales in England and Wales in July, 9% more than the same month a year earlier.
Gordon has the election in the bag!
House prices in England and Wales rose by 0.9% in September compared with August and sales also picked up over the summer, the Land Registry has said.
The average home in England and Wales cost £158,377, the figures showed.
This was 5.6% cheaper than the same month a year earlier, but September was the fifth consecutive month when the year-on-year price fall has slowed.
Sales were higher in July compared with July 2008, after months of lower year-on-year sales figures, it said.
Completed sales have risen steadily each month since January 2009 when they stood at 26,662.
The latest data shows that there were 57,579 sales in England and Wales in July, 9% more than the same month a year earlier.
Gordon has the election in the bag!
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