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House prices remain sluggish as buyers ‘wait and see’

House price growth remained sluggish in February, with prices just 0.4pc higher than the same time last year, according to Nationwide's latest house price index.

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Febraury saw a relatively slow rate of house price growth here in the UK, as buyers seem to be holding out until the country’s departure from the EU next month.

Sharing her perspective on the matter in The Telegraph, Black Brick’s Founder and Managing Partner, Camilla Dell argued that Brexit was only “part of the story”.

“A big reason why price growth is sluggish is because of tax. The market is struggling with extortionate levels of stamp duty and this is having an effect,” she explained.

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