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Average house prices fell 1.7% last month compared with a month earlier, according to the latest figures from Nationwide building society.
It’s the most significant monthly fall in house prices for 11 years.
On an annual basis, house prices continued to rise, but the pace of that growth slowed.
Average prices rose by 1.8% in the year to May, down from 3.7% annual growth the previous month.