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Islington in north London has seen the fastest house price growth in 2020, with the average property up by 13.4% to £727,922. The figures from Halifax also show that, at the other end of the table, the average house price in Paisley, west of Glasgow, fell by 1.7% to £138,036. Outside London, the biggest movers were Leeds - the country's second-fastest rise of 11.3% for an average of £247,116 - and Wolverhampton in fourth place, up 9.5% for an average of £217,837. Russell Galley, Halifax managing director, said: "Much like many other things about 2020, it would have been hard to predict wh...

Biggest house price winners of 2020 named - along with the 6 places they fell Mirror 29/12/2020 The towns and cities with the fastest-growing house prices in 2020 have been named. But the study by Halifax didn't find universal growth, with property values in six places ending the year lower than they had been 12 months before. The good news for most homeowners was that, despite the recession, lockdowns, job losses and worse that the nation has endured in 2020, property values have more than just held up. And this time the gains have been spread about the country - with Yorkshire, the Midlan...