9 January 2006, 12:01 UK: December, House prices up 1.0 % vs November
UK house prices continued to recover in December, rising by 1.0 pct from November for a 5.1 pct annual increase, a survey by HBOS PLC unit Halifax showed.
The average seasonally-adjusted house price stands at 171,362 stg.
Over the final quarter of 2005, house prices rose by 2.1 pct from the previous quarter, "confirming a modest recovery in prices during the latter part of last year", Halifax said.
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