House prices up 1.5% in a month

By Jane Padgham
Updated: 00:00 BST, 2 June 2003

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HOMEOWNERS enjoyed another 増加する in the value of their 所有物／資産／財産s last month, Britain's biggest mortgage 貸す人 said today.

The 普通の／平均（する） price of a home rose by 1.5% to £129,568, によれば 最新の 人物／姿／数字s from the Halifax. But in a 調印する the market is 冷静な／正味のing, the year-on-year 率 of i ncrease 緩和するd from 23.6% to 22.7%.

The 人物／姿／数字s showed that in the first five months of this year house prices 増加するd at an 普通の／平均（する） 月毎の 率 of 1.3%. 国家的に, prices have risen by 6.5% in the first five months of the year.

Halifax 長，指導者 経済学者 ツバメ Ellis said: 'The 増加するs so far this year are, however, at almost half the pace of the last five months of 2002 when prices rose by 2.4% a month on 普通の／平均（する）.'

Last week 全国的な building society 報告（する）／憶測d that house price growth had 選ぶd up again after 立ち往生させるing in April but 警告するd the 傾向 was 徐々に 拒絶する／低下するing.