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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Vicky Shaw

UK house prices fell in August at fastest annual rate since 2009

The average UK house price dropped by 4.6 per cent in August, falling at the fastest rate since 2009, according to an index.

But despite dropping by £14,000 over the past year, the average house price remains around £40,000 — or 17 per cent — above pre-pandemic levels, Halifax said.

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