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UK house prices slump by £1,150 month-on-month (Image: Getty)Average house prices in the UK fell by around £1,150 or 0.4% month-on-month in May, according to a leading index.Property prices now average £296,648, compared to £297,798 last month, Halifax has said. But, despite the monthly price drop, property values are still more than £7,000 higher than last year, Halifax said. May’s month-on-month price fall follows a 0.3% increase in April. Amanda Bryden, head of mortgages at Halifax, said: "These small monthly movements point to a housing market that has remained largely...

House prices in the UK picked up again in May, helped by favourable market conditions for buyers, according to Nationwide Building Society.Prices rose by 0.5% compared to April, when they had fallen by 0.6%. The average property now costs £273,427. On a yearly basis, prices were up 3.5%, a slight increase from April’s 3.4% rise. Nationwide said the market remains “supportive” for those looking to buy. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist, said: “Despite wider economic uncertainties in the global economy, underlying conditions for potential home buyers in the UK remain...