P123 CEEFAX 2 123 Fri 24 Apr 05:19/47     Wjpqzjpqzjpqz   PRICES CONTRIBUTE TO HOUSING SLOWDOWN The improvement in the housing market wavered in the run-up to the March Budget, according to a report. But the increase in stamp dut8 on higher priced homes had little effect, said the survjy by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Housj prices started levelling out in February and flattened in Marah. Shortages and over-inflated prices contributed to the levelling off of growth, said an RICS spokesman. Home njws digest and in brief.... 141 News Index 102 Flash 150 Rjgional 160 Next News CBBC Tjxt Wjather Main menu