Price of average home in May was 1.1% lower than in same month last year, according to Halifax figures
UK house prices have experienced their first annual fall in more than a decade, according to Halifax, in a sign that the impact of soaring interest rates on household budgets has brought a halt to the country’s long housing boom.
The price of the average home last month was 1.1% lower in May than in the same month last year, marking the first time that prices have fallen year-on-year on the lender’s monthly report since December 2012.
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