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Monday, September 11, 2006

House prices continue to climb

A HIKE in the cost of borrowing in August failed to dent demand for homes, according to the latest survey from Halifax.

The mortgage lender said average prices rose 1% in August. The Bank of England put up the base rate from 4.5% to 4.75% at the beginning of August.

The increase left the annual rate of inflation at 8.2%, but the lender said the underlying picture suggested price growth was more moderate.

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