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Boris Johnson certainly looked jubilant after signing his Brexit trade deal
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After a bitter referendum, two general elections, three prime ministers and four and a half years of negotiations, Brexit was finally done on Dec 30 after a trade deal with Brussels was passed in parliament and given royal assent by the Queen.
Amid the Brexit transition period ending at 11 p.m. on Dec 31, we asked Telegraph readers how they were feeling on Brexit Eve. Were they jubilant at the beginning of a “new chapter” for “Global Britain”? Might they be apprehensive about the implications of Boris Johnson s deal? Or are they simply relieved that Brexit has finally been achieved?
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BBC News
By Simon Read
UK house prices climbed 7.5% in 2020, the highest growth rate for six years, building society Nationwide found.
Prices ended the year 5.3% above the level prevailing in March, a resilience that seemed unlikely at the start of the pandemic, it said.
Housing demand has been buoyed by a raft of policy measures and changing preferences due to the pandemic.
House prices were 0.8% higher in December than November, with the average property valued at £230,920. The furlough and Self Employment Income Support schemes provided vital support for the labour market, while a host of measures helped to keep down the cost of borrowing and keep the supply of credit flowing, said Robert Gardner, Nationwide s chief economist.