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Mark Carney: 'UK house prices recover, except in Northern Ireland' | Mark Carney: 'UK house prices recover, except in Northern Ireland' |
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The governor of the Bank of England has said Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where house prices are not recovering. | The governor of the Bank of England has said Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where house prices are not recovering. |
Mark Carney was speaking in a BBC interview with Andrew Marr. | Mark Carney was speaking in a BBC interview with Andrew Marr. |
Mr Carney said house price recovery was "a generalised phenomenon" across the UK, aside from Northern Ireland. | |
However, the most recent official house price statistics for Northern Ireland suggest a modest recovery has begun. | |
On Sunday, Mr Carney told the Andrew Marr programme that "if you look at the UK as a whole, everywhere bar Northern Ireland - we are now seeing house prices begin to recover, so it is a more generalised phenomenon". | |
But Northern Ireland's Finance Minister, Simon Hamilton, said Mr Carney's remarks were at odds with housing market analysis carried out by Stormont's Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP). | |
Writing on his Twitter account, Mr Hamilton said: "Doesn't tally with DFP analysis. Never thought I'd have to correct a governor of BoE!" | |
The Northern Ireland Residential Property Price Index is produced by Stormont's statistics agency. | |
It showed quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year rises in the third quarter of 2013. | |
Peak value | Peak value |
Prices were up 2% quarter-on-quarter, the second consecutive quarterly rise. | Prices were up 2% quarter-on-quarter, the second consecutive quarterly rise. |
They were also up by 1% over the year to the end of September 2013. | They were also up by 1% over the year to the end of September 2013. |
However, prices are still less than half of the peak value in 2007 and still 9% lower than the start of 2005. | However, prices are still less than half of the peak value in 2007 and still 9% lower than the start of 2005. |
The Northern Ireland Residential Property Price Index for the last quarter of 2013 is due to be published next week. | The Northern Ireland Residential Property Price Index for the last quarter of 2013 is due to be published next week. |
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) index also showed year-on-year increases for October and November 2013. | The Office for National Statistics (ONS) index also showed year-on-year increases for October and November 2013. |
The December figures are also due to be released this week. | The December figures are also due to be released this week. |
It is likely they will show that house prices in Northern Ireland have increased over a calendar year for the first time since 2007. | It is likely they will show that house prices in Northern Ireland have increased over a calendar year for the first time since 2007. |