UK house price growth halved in April, ONS says
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows houses in Blackburn in Britain July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
(Reuters) -British house price growth halved in April, when a hike in property transaction taxes took effect, official data showed on Wednesday.
Annual house price growth cooled to 3.5% from 7.0% in March, the Office for National Statistics said.
(Reporting by Andy Bruce; editing by Sarah Young)
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