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UK average house prices fell 0.2% in May to £237,808, according to lender Halifax.
The decline was shallower than market expectations of a 0.7% drop.
'This is the third successive monthly fall, though more modest than in April, and reflects a continued loss of momentum following what was a strong start to the year,' Halifax managing director Russell Galley said.