UK Home Sales Rise to 3-Year High on Lending Boost - Rics

... Earlier, a survey by Halifax showed that the UK house prices rose by 0.2 percent on month in March on the back of mortgage-market stimulus by the government and BoE. By region, the West Midlands saw the biggest rise in house sales in the first ...

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