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House prices rose by 8.4% in 2013, Nationwide says

3 January 2014 Last updated at 19:52 GMT

UK house prices rose by 8.4% in 2013 as the economy started to gain momentum, according to the Nationwide Building Society.

The annual rise meant the average home was now valued at £175,826, it said.

Hugh Pym reports.