House prices fall 1%, says Halifax

12th August 2016

House prices fell by 1% in July, with the average UK price dropping to £214,678 last month in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, according to figures from the Halifax. That fall reversed a 1.2% gain in June; compared with a year earlier, prices in the three months to July were up by 8.4%. Halifax housing economist Martin Ellis said that despite signs that house-price growth is slowing “it remains too early to determine if there has been any impact” from the result of the referendum.

The Guardian (05/08/2016)