February’s surprise drop in the Nationwide house price index was not repeated, suggesting that the recovery in house prices still has some life. However, with mortgage lending remaining subdued in February, the labour market still weakening and affordability on the slide once more, we think that the slowdown in the pace of house price growth will turn into renewed falls later this year.
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