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The Recovering UK Housing Market: Who Benefits?

Prices and sales are rising. That’s good news for a wide range of sectors, not just builders.

House prices and sales are on the rise again.

Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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We’ve had a raft of data on the UK housing market this morning, so why not return to everyone’s favourite topic? (Stop sighing at the back there).