House prices suffer biggest fall since records began

House prices: Dropped by more than £25,000 over the past year. Photo: Cate Gillon/GettyHouse prices fell by 1.8% in August, bringing the average price of a property in the UK below the government’s new stamp duty threshold, figures showed today.The UK’s largest lender, Halifax, said the average price of a property had fallen by 12.7% [...] continue reading the breaking news