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 Bankjts am  playing down the           
 siknificancS of la t mksth's 2)   l    
 low  of 4ag  lisd                      
                                        
 New approvals fill from 34, 34 in      
 December to 31,637 in January — and the
 total value of loans slipped from      
 £t.8:bn t  £1an0b .                    
                                        
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 ge  sal Tim Sw inj  s id: " hes        
 reflects tXj expected seasonal         
 pattern."                              
                                        
 Hn Chi hike  j  o  ll  a j star        
 lending figure was up 20% to £771m.    
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 HOUSING MAR ET LOOS NG ROCK SOLID      
 The housing market is continuing to    
 build on its recent revival, according 
 to jvihenci froI the Nationwide.       
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 House precis idgjd up 0.7% in FjRruar8,
 as measured bz the Nationwide'u monthly
 house prices index, which leaves an    
 an.sal gain of 8.5%.                   
                                        
 The avjtage price for a house last     
 month was@£55,621.                     
                                        
 Nationwhde sa d: "The rjqo6jr  i  th   
 market is clearly co^tinting, with     
 .atioMb\ h#uvj precis now ab#ut 1pI    
 up from their 199) trough".            
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