The unexpected rise in the Nationwide house price index in February adds to the growing pile of evidence that the stamp duty holiday is just one of several reasons behind the recent surge in sales and house prices. While we are wary of reading too much into one month’s data, this suggests that the fall in house prices we expect this year is now in the balance.
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