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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff

UK house prices dip for first time since March, says Halifax

Aerial view of terrace housing, Durham
House prices prices dropped 0.2% month on month in December. Photograph: Graham Oliver/Alamy

UK house prices fell by 0.2% month on month in December, the first monthly drop since March, according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender.

Data released by Halifax also showed that the price of the average home climbed by 3.3% last month compared with the same period a year earlier, down from an annual rate of 4.7% in November.

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