This marked the weakest increase since July of last year and was below the median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists for an increase of 0.3%.
Robert Gardner, Nationwide's chief economist, said the housing market had been surprisingly buoyant so far, given the strains on households' budgets and consumer confidence plunging to a record low. Higher Bank of England interest rates would also cool the market if mortgage rates rose accordingly, he said.
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