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PERSON OF THE MONTH

1 Sep 2009

ANDREW STRAUSS Confidence boost

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

1 Sep 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

28 Aug 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

27 Aug 2009

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

Profit drop for Persimmon but housebuilder sees improvement

25 Aug 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.

Bovis sees reservation surge

24 Aug 2009

Bovis Homes’ reservations have leapt 92% during the first half of 2009, the housebuilder revealed in its half-yearly statement.