U.K. House Prices Deline For Third Month and ‘Downward Trend' to Continue

"The average cost of a home slipped 0.1 percent from June and was down 3.9 percent from a year earlier, the London-based firm said in an e-mailed report today. London prices increased 0.3 percent on the month. In a separate report, Rightmove Plc, the U.K.'s biggest property website, said a growing proportion of consumers expect prices to stabilize over the next 12 months."