House prices fall in July

Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:08pm BST
 
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LONDON (Reuters) - House prices in England and Wales fell 0.6 percent in July, leaving prices 2 percent down on a year ago, the Land Registry said on Friday.

The average house price stood at 178,364 pounds last month.

(Reporting by Matt Falloon)

 
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