British house prices unexpectedly dropped for a second
month in a row in July, figures from mortgage lender Halifax show, adding to
signs that households are growing warier of making major financial decisions
ahead of Brexit. Halifax said house prices fell 0.2% on the month, compared
with economists’ forecasts in a Reuters poll for a 0.3% rise, while the annual
growth rate for the three months to July dropped to 4.1% from 5.7%, also a
sharper decline than expected. Read more on the Reuters website.
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