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Housing market concerns spark hopes of rate cuts

Concerns over the health of the UK housing market grew and expectations of further interest rate cuts surged yesterday as building society Nationwide reported residential property prices had fallen for a second consecutive month.

Concerns over the health of the UK housing market grew and expectations of further interest rate cuts surged yesterday as building society Nationwide reported residential property prices had fallen for a second consecutive month for the first time since 2000.