British house prices fall 0.5 per cent in March as Iran war hurts demand

British house prices slid unexpectedly last month ​as economic uncertainty stemming from the ‌Iran war hurt buyer demand, mortgage lender Halifax has reported. House prices fell by 0.5 per cent month-on-month ​during March, Halifax said, following a ​0.3 per cent increase in February. A Reuters poll of ⁠economists had pointed to a 0.1 per cent […]