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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

UK house prices stall for second straight month as agents warn of summer slump

A row of cottages in Cheshire
On an annual basis the price of a typical house increased by 2.2% in June, up from 1.7% in May, Nationwide says. Photograph: Russell Hart/Alamy

UK house price growth stalled for a second consecutive month in June as rising interest rates triggered by the war in Iran hurt homebuyer demand and agents warned of a summer slump.

The average price of a typical UK home edged down to £277,484 last month from £278,024 a month earlier, after a 0.6% month-on-month fall in May, according to the lender Nationwide. Economists had forecast a small monthly rise of 0.1% in June.

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