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UK House Prices Grow Most Since 2004: Nationwide

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UK house prices grew at the fastest pace in more than six years in June largely due to the low base of comparison, data from the Nationwide Building Society showed on Tuesday.

House prices grew 13.4 percent on a yearly basis in June, the biggest outturn since November, 2004. Economists had forecast prices to climb 13.7 percent after rising 10.9 percent in May.

While the strength is partly due to base effects, with June last year unusually weak due to the first lockdown, the market continues to show significant momentum, Robert Gardner, Nationwide's chief economist, said.

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