UK News 03-09-2003 who: Halifax what: Says house price rise will slow when: Yesterday snippet: "The forecast came as its research showed that house prices continued their record climb last month," says The Telegraph, "up 1.3 per cent, taking the price of Britain`s average home to £134,000." Elsewhere, The Scotsman ushers in the age of the SaRaH - women who are "single and rich and happy" and whose financial independence is leading the nation`s housebuilders "to re-think the traditional two-bedroom semi in favour of a chic, contemporary living space..." In other financial news, The Independent says "the 21st-century family needs 1.5 earners just to make ends meet". [... more]

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