House price index at odds with lenders - 2003-09-15
A new government house price index created further confusion over the condition of the market yesterday, by showing sharply lower house price inflation this year than the big mortgage lenders have reported.
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House price reports don't add up - 2003-09-15
House prices grew 14.6% in the year to July bringing the average house price to £156,273, according to a new house price index disclosed by the government today.

In a further contradiction to Britain's biggest mortgage lenders, the government said that it was first-time buyers who had driven prices upwards in July, with the average price they paid rising from £114,699 in June to £120,830 in July.
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