Jan
09
U.K. House Prices Drop in December as Economy Loses Steam
ByU.K. house prices fell for the first time in six months in December amid economic uncertainty and a squeeze on incomes.
Prices slid 0.6 percent on the month, the first decline since June, mortgage lender Halifax said on Monday. Annual price gains slipped to 2.7 percent in the last three months of the year, from 3.9 percent previously…