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PICTURE OF THE MONTH

Sept. 1, 2009

PERSON OF THE MONTH

Sept. 1, 2009

ANDREW STRAUSS Confidence boost

Hometrack sees house price rise but figures do not tell full story

Sept. 1, 2009

House prices rose 0.1% in August, the first monthly increase since July 2007 according to Hometrack’s latest survey.

Land Registry records 1.7% house price rise

Aug. 28, 2009

The Land Registry’s house price index is the latest to record a house price rise in August, at 1.7%.

House prices rise 1.6% - Nationwide

Aug. 27, 2009

House prices rose 1.6% in August, according to Nationwide’s house price index.

Profit drop for Persimmon but housebuilder sees improvement

Aug. 25, 2009

Persimmon’s profits have dropped 74%, from £36.9 million in the first six months of last year to £9.8 million this half year.